Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ba.bɛt/(French)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

French diminutive of Élisabeth or Barbara.

Related Names

VariantsÉlise, Lili, Lise, Lys(French)
DiminutivesLisette, Lison(French)
Other Languages & CulturesZabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet, Varvara(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Barbara, Elizabeta, Bara, Barica, Ela(Croatian) Alžběta, Barbora, Izabela, Bára, Eliška, Liliana(Czech) Barbara, Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Elisabet, Isabella, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi(Finnish) Bet, Elske(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Barbare, Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liza(Georgian) Elisavet, Varvara, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Barbara, Borbála, Elizabet, Erzsébet, Izabella, Bettina, Boróka, Bözsi, Eliza, Elza, Erzsi, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Ísabella, Elsa(Icelandic) Báirbre, Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal(Irish) Barbara, Elisabetta, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Liliana, Lisa(Italian) Barbara(Late Roman) Elizabete, Jeļizaveta, Elīza, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Barbora, Elžbieta, Izabelė, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Varvara, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Barbara, Elisabeth, Isabella, Eli, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Barbara, Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella, Basia, Ela, Eliza, Iza, Liliana, Lilianna(Polish) Bárbara, Isabel, Belinha, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elsa, Elza, Isa, Isabela, Liana, Liliana(Portuguese) Eliza, Izabel, Lílian(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza, Liana, Liliana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Varvara, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta, Varya(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Barabal, Ealasaid, Iseabail, Beileag, Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ela, Jela(Serbian) Alžbeta, Barbora, Izabela, Eliška(Slovak) Barbara, Elizabeta, Izabela, Ela, Iza, Špela(Slovene) Bárbara, Isabel, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabela, Liliana(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Barbara, Barbro, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)

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Entry updated April 5, 2022