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Just curious...

by Yahalome (guest)

10/24/2002, 6:29 PM

Just curious, how many forms of Elizabeth are there? So far I've found:

Elisheba, Elisheva, Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Elzbietka, Alcippe,
Alzbeta, Elisabet, Elisabeta, Elisabetta, Elizabeta, Elsabeth,
Elspet, Elspeth, Elzbieta, Eliza, Elisa, Elise, Elsa, Elsie, Beth, Bethie, Bethy, Bet, Bettie, Betty, Bess, Bessie, Bessy, Betsy, Lisa, Liza, Lizza, Lizzie, Lizzy, Liz

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- Satu (guest) +4

10/25/2002, 7:24 AM

found some more:

Hi, here are some forms of Elisabeth but I'm sure there exist many more:

Elisabeth:

Babett
Babette
Babichon
Beeke
Beitidh
Beke
Bela
Belah
Bele
Belilla
Belisa
Belise
Belita
Bell
Bella
Bellah
Belle
Belli
Bellina
Bess
Bessi
Bessie
Bessy
Bet
Beta
Beth
Betha
Bethan
Bethe
Bethia
Bethina
Bethli
Bethly
Beti
Betina
Betine
Betka
Bets
Betsey
Betsi
Betsie
Betsy
Bett
Betta
Bettan
Bette
Bettee
Betti
Bettie
Bettina
Bettine
Betty
Bettye
Betuska
Betw
Bety
Betzy
Biddie
Biddy
Billa
Boski
Bözsi
Ealasaid
Ealisaid
Eilis
Eilís
Eilise
Eilish
Eilke
Elasaid
Elecea
Elees
Eleesa
Eleesha
Elesa
Elese
Elesha
Eleshia
Elesia
Eli
Eliabeth
Eliesse
Eliisa
Elis
Elisa
Elisab
Elisabeht
Elisabet
Elísabet
Elisabeta
Elisabeth
Élisabeth
Elisabetha
Elisabethe
Elisabetta
Elisabette
Elisaid
Elisavet
Elisaveta
Elisavetta
Elisaweta
Elischeba
Eliscia
Elise
Élise
Elisebet
Elisee
Elisheba
Elisheva
Elishia
Elishua
Elisia
Elisie
Elisif
Elisiv
Elisjeba
Eliska
Elisot
Elissa
Elisse
Elisveta
Elisya
Elitia
Eliz
Eliza
Eliza

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- Betuska (guest)

11/10/2003, 1:32 PM

ola kero saber mais sobre meu nome!!!

- Ålefeskarn (guest) +1

10/25/2002, 11:06 AM

Should there be readers who happen to harbour a morbid interest in the history of spelling among the Germanic languages, I can for their benefit provide some of the variants found in medieval Swedish sources.

Form .... Year observed

Nominative:
Elizabeth 1412
Elesiff 1426
Elisif 1303
Elisiff 1313
Ælesif 1380
Ælezeff 1439
Ælisif 1353
Ælleseff 1450?
Ælsæf 1419
Ellzebe 1488
Elsabe 1472
Elsaby 1361
Elseb 1509
Elsebe 1415
Elsebi 1440
Elsebij 1525
Elseby 1408
Elssebe 1490
Elsseby 1496
Elszeby 1515
Elzabe 1488
Elzaby 1474
Elzebe 1300:s
Elzeby 1472
Elzseby 1477
Helseby 1469
Helzaby 1478
Ælsaby 1426
Ælsebe 1436
Ælseby 1412
Ælzebe 1488

Genitive:
Elisiffwe 1365
Ælisiuæ 1353
Ælzseeffwe 1446
Alisiuæ 1309
Ælisiue 1323
Ælisiuæ 1309
Elsebe 1412
Elseby 1425
Elzabe 1488
Elzaby 1486
Elzebe 1488
Elzeby 1476
Elzsebe 1492
Ælssæby 1519

Dative:
Elizabeth 1481
Elisiui 1298
Elisæff 1410
Elsyffue 1450?
Æliisciue 1393
Ælseff 1449
Eljeby 1448
Elsebe 1424
Elseby 1440
Elszaby 1474
Elzabe 1504
Elzaby 1366
Elzebe 1491
Ælsaby 1468
Ælsebe 1442
Ælseby 1432

Accusative:
Elisifwe 1365
Elsif 1291
Elsøff 1495
Ælseff 1449
Elsaby 1496
Elseb 1508
Elsebe 1467
Elseby 1354
Elssebe 1478
Elsseby 1480
Elzebe 1300:s
Elzeby 1491
Helseby 1488
Ælessewe 1425
Ælsaby 1458
Ælseby 1407

Further:
Elizabeth 1100:s (end of)
Elisabeth 1286
Elysabeth 1289
Elizabet 1290
Elsef 1332 [dative]
Else 1333
Elzef 1334 [dative]
Elezef 1334 [dative]
Elisiff 1336
Älysyf 1347
Elisifwe 1365
Elitzæ 1367
Elitze 1367 [genitive]
Eliza 1372
Elseben 1361 [accusative]
Elisabethä 1366 [genitive]
Ellesef 1414
Elseff 1418
Elzeff 1420
Älesifwe 1444 [dative]
Älzaby 1519

http://www.dal.lu.se/sofi/smp/pdf/elizabeth.pdf

- Satu (guest)

10/25/2002, 1:42 PM

Kul!! Tack!!

- Pavlos (guest)

10/25/2002, 7:36 AM

475 variations! Wow :)

- Rosey (guest)

10/25/2002, 6:46 AM

Libby is often used as a short form in Britain and Bethan is the Welsh form of Elizabeth, which I think is a really nice name! There are also the pet forms Lisette, Bettine and Bettina. I think the first two are French, and the 3rd is Italian.

Rosey.

- Anneza (guest)

10/25/2002, 1:23 AM

Bette, as in La Cousine; Isabel/Isabelle/Isabella/Isobel; and one of the prettiest is an Afrikaans version - Elsabe (EL sa bee).

- Barb (guest)

10/25/2002, 12:27 AM

Don't forget Her Majesty's childhood nickname: "Lilibet", I believe.

- ADT (guest)

10/24/2002, 11:53 PM

Elzbietka is a CUTESY form of Elzbieta, but no one really uses that - the more popular pet form is Ela (The z actually has an accent over it, a little dot)

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