Elīza

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See also: eliza and Eliza

Latvian

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Etymology 1

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1861. From Elizabete.

Proper noun

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Elīza f

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1845. From Hebrew אלישע, cognate to English Elisha.

Proper noun

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Elīza m

  1. (rare) a male given name of biblical origin

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Elīza was the only given name of 1188 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.