Elisabeta is also claimed to be a Russian/Slavic name.
― Anonymous User 11/25/2016
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This is also a Spanish name. My friend's penpal about six years ago was named Elisabeta. Isabel is the more popular form of Elizabeth, though. And then there's Elisabet. I don't know anyone named that.
Elisabeta is often used in fiction as the name of Vlad the Impaler's first wife (whose real name was never recorded). Historically, she was said to have thrown herself from the summit of Vlad's castle after being warned that invading Turks were about to besiege her. She preferred to commit suicide than be captured by the enemy, and is thought of as a noble character in Romanian history.In the film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), this name was pronounced "e-liz-ə-BAY-tə". However, using my knowledge of the Romanian language, I believe that it is properly pronounced "e-lis-a-BET-a" by Romanians.