Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ɨ.li.za.ˈbɛ.tɨ/(European Portuguese) /ɨ.li.za.ˈbɛt/(European Portuguese) /e.li.za.ˈbɛ.t͡ʃi/(Brazilian Portuguese)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Portuguese form of Elizabeth. This more recent form is used alongside the traditional Portuguese form Isabel.

Related Names

Rootsʾel + shavaʿ
VariantsElizabete, Isabel
DiminutivesElisa, Elza(Portuguese) Eliza(Portuguese (Brazilian))
Other Languages & CulturesZabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Elisheba, Elisabeth, Elizabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet(Catalan) Ela, Elizabeta(Croatian) Alžběta, Eliška, Izabela, Liliana(Czech) Eli, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Else, Isabella, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Babette, Betje, Elisabeth, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Babette, Bella, Belle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Elisa, Elisabeth, Elise, Elissa, Eliza, Elizabeth, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsabeth, Elsie, Elyse, Elyzabeth, Ibbie, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isbel, Isebella, Issy, Izabelle, Izzy, Leanna, Leesa, Liana, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Liliana, Lilianna, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillia, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie, Lisa, Lise, Lisette, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Lysette, Sabella, Tetty(English) Eliisabet, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Eliisa, Elisa, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsi, Iisa, Isabella, Liisa, Liisi(Finnish) Babette, Élisabeth, Élise, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabelle, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette, Lison, Lys(French) Bet, Elske(Frisian) Sabela(Galician) Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Liana, Liza(Georgian) Babette, Bettina, Elisa, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Isabel, Isabell, Isabella, Isabelle, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Tina(German) Elisavet, Liza(Greek) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Bettina, Bözsi, Eliza, Elizabet, Elza, Erzsébet, Erzsi, Izabella, Lili, Liliána, Lilien, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Elsa, Ísabella(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal(Irish) Bettina, Elisa, Elisabetta, Elsa, Isa, Isabella, Liana, Liliana, Lisa(Italian) Jeļizaveta, Elīza, Elizabete, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Bet(Limburgish) Elžbieta, Elzė, Izabelė(Lithuanian) Elisaveta, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Ibb(Medieval English) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Eli, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Isabella, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Ela, Eliza, Elżbieta, Iza, Izabela, Izabella, Liliana, Lilianna(Polish) Elisabeta, Eliza, Isabela, Isabella, Liana, Liliana(Romanian) Elizaveta, Yelizaveta, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias(Scottish) Beileag, Ealasaid, Iseabail, Lileas(Scottish Gaelic) Jelisaveta, Ela, Jela, Jelica(Serbian) Alžbeta, Eliška, Izabela(Slovak) Ela, Elizabeta, Iza, Izabela, Špela(Slovene) Eli, Elisa, Elisabet, Elsa, Isa, Isabel, Isabela, Liliana, Ysabel(Spanish) Elsy, Lizbeth(Spanish (Latin American)) Elisabet, Elisabeth, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Isabella, Isabelle, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Bethan(Welsh)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019