Elisabeth
See also: Élisabeth
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
The spelling of Elizabeth used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament. From the Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), a transliteration of the Hebrew אלישבע (Elisheva), meaning my God is an oath.
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- The mother of John the Baptist according to the Christian and Islamic scriptures; called Elizabeth in some English translations of the Bible.
- Template:RQ:Authorized Version
- There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
- Template:RQ:Authorized Version
- A female given name from Hebrew, a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
Translations
female given name — see Elizabeth
Further reading
Danish
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- Elizabeth (biblical figure)
- a female given name of biblical origin.
Related terms
variants and pet forms
References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 65 803 females with the given name Elisabeth, typically as a second given name, have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- Elizabeth (biblical character).
- a female given name of biblical origin.
Related terms
- Anneliese, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elly, Elsa, Else, Ilse, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Lieselotte, Lili, Lilli, Lilly, Lisa, Liselotte, Marlies, Sissi.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Elisabeth
- a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth.
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 572 females with the given name Elisabeth (compared to 917 named Elisabet) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Proper noun
Elisabeth c (genitive Elisabeths)
- a female given name of popular usage, variant of Elisabet.
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 201 328 females with the given name Elisabeth (compared to 151 080 named Elisabet) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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