Isabel

Medieval Occitan form of ELIZABETH. It spread throughout Spain, Portugal and France, becoming common among the royalty by the 12th century. It grew popular in England in the 13th century after Isabella of Angoulême married the English king John, and it was subsequently bolstered when Isabella of France married Edward II the following century.... [more]

ELIZABETH   female   English, Biblical
From Ελισαβετ (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance". The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.

Among Christians, this name was originally more common in Eastern Europe. It was borne in the 12th century by Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a daughter of King Andrew II who used her wealth to help the poor. In medieval England it was occasionally used in honour of the saint, though the form Isabel (from Occitan and Spanish) was more common. It has been very popular in England since the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. It has also been borne (in various spellings) by many other European royals, including a ruling empress of Russia in the 18th century. Famous modern bearers include the British queen Elizabeth II (1926-) and actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011).
EQUIVALENTS
ARMENIAN: Zabel
BASQUE: Elixabete
BIBLICAL GREEK: Elisabet
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Elisheba
BIBLICAL LATIN: Elisabeth
BIBLICAL: Elisabeth, Elisheba, Elizabeth
BULGARIAN: Elisaveta
CROATIAN: Elizabeta
CZECH: Alžběta
DANISH: Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella
DUTCH: Elisabeth, Isabella, Isabelle, Liesbeth, Lijsbeth
ENGLISH: Elisabeth, Elizabeth, Elsabeth, Elyzabeth, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Isbel, Isebella, Izabelle
ESTONIAN: Eliisabet
FINNISH: Elisabet
FRENCH: Élisabeth, Isabel, Isabelle
GALICIAN: Sabela
GEORGIAN: Elisabed
GERMAN: Elisabeth, Isabel, Isabell, Isabella, Isabelle
GREEK: Elisavet
HAWAIIAN: Elikapeka
HEBREW: Elisheva
HUNGARIAN: Erzsébet, Izabella
ICELANDIC: Elísabet
IRISH: Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal
ITALIAN: Elisabetta, Isabella
LITHUANIAN: Elžbieta
MACEDONIAN: Elisaveta
MANX: Ealisaid
MEDIEVAL OCCITAN: Isabel
NORWEGIAN: Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella
OCCITAN: Isabèl
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Elisabeti
POLISH: Elżbieta, Izabela, Izabella
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Izabel
PORTUGUESE: Elisabete, Isabel, Isabela
ROMANIAN: Elisabeta, Isabela, Isabella
RUSSIAN: Elizaveta, Yelizaveta
SCOTTISH: Ealasaid, Elspet, Elspeth, Iseabail, Ishbel, Isobel
SERBIAN: Jelisaveta
SLOVAK: Alžbeta
SLOVENE: Elizabeta
SPANISH: Elisabet, Isabel, Isabela, Ysabel
SWEDISH: Elisabet, Elisabeth, Isabella
UKRAINIAN: Yelyzaveta
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CZECH: Eliška
DANISH: Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Lissi
DUTCH: Betje, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa
ENGLISH: Bella, Belle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy, Elisa, Elise, Elissa, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Ibbie, Issy, Izzy, Leanna, Leesa, Liana, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Liliana, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillia, Lillian, Lilliana, Lisa, Lise, Lisette, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Lysette, Sabella, Tetty
ESTONIAN: Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu
FINNISH: Eliisa, Elisa, Ella, Elsa, Liisa, Liisi
FRENCH: Babette, Élise, Lili, Liliane, Lilianne, Lise, Lisette
FRISIAN: Bet, Lys
GEORGIAN: Eliso
GERMAN: Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth
HUNGARIAN: Bözsi, Erzsi, Lili, Liliána, Liza, Zsóka
ICELANDIC: Elsa
IRISH: Sibéal
ITALIAN: Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Liana, Liliana, Lisa
LIMBURGISH: Bet, Betje
LITHUANIAN: Elzė
MACEDONIAN: Beti, Veta
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Ibb
NORWEGIAN: Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Liss
POLISH: Ela, Eliza, Iza, Liliana
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Eliza, Lílian
PORTUGUESE: Belinha, Elisa, Liana, Liliana
ROMANIAN: Liana, Liliana
RUSSIAN: Liza, Lizaveta
SCOTTISH: Beileag, Lileas, Lilias, Lillias
SERBIAN: Jela, Jelica
SLOVAK: Eliška
SLOVENE: Špela
SPANISH: Eli, Elisa, Isa, Liliana
SWEDISH: Elise, Ella, Elsa, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise
WELSH: Bethan
OTHER FORMS
DUTCH: Marlies
ENGLISH: Mariabella
GERMAN: Marlies, Marlis
SPANISH: Maribel