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Elizabeth f. Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ from Hebrew אלישבע 'my God is an oath'.

The name of the sister of Mary and mother of John the Baptist in the Bible, an 11th C queen consort of Norway, a 12th C German saint, two 13th C queens consort of Hungary, a 13th C queen consort of Serbia, a 14th C queen consort of Portugal and saint, a 14th C queen consort of Castile, a 14th C queen consort of Scotland, a 14th C queen of Denmark, a 14th C queen of Germany, a 14th C Holy Roman empress, two 14th C queens consort of Bohemia, a 14th C queen consort of Hungary, a 14th C queen consort of Hungary and Poland, a 14th C queen consort of Sicily, two 15th C queens consort of England, a 15th C queen consort of Germany, a 15th C queen of the Romans, a 15th C queen consort of Hungary, Bohemia, and Germany, two 15th C queens consort of Poland, a 16th C queen consort of Spain, a 16th C queen of England, a 16th C queen consort of France, and a 16th C queen consort of Poland. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Elizabeth.

The name Isabel was originally an Old Provençal form of Elizabeth; while it soon became treated as an independent name, the connection between the two was still known in England as late as the 16th C, where there are examples of the same woman being recorded as both Elizabeth and Isabel (see Withycombe s.n. Isabel(la)). The pet forms Eb(b)ot(t)(a) and Ib(b)ot(t)(a) can be diminutives of both Elizabeth and Isabel.

Belgium
Latin
1266 Elisabeth (nom) OvdFB 6
Middle Dutch
1336 Lisebetten (obl) RSG1336-39 p. 4; 1371 Lysbette (nom) NotComDest III, Lysbetten (dat) ibid. III
Dutch
1597x1598 Elisabet BoonenGes p. 373, Elisabeth ibid. p. 325, Elizabeth ibid. p. 320, Lysbet ibid. p. 368, Lysbeth ibid. p. 343
1597x1598 Betteken BoonenGes p. 381, Liesken ibid. p. 371, Lys ibid. p. 356, Lysken ibid. p. 384
Brabant
Latin
1312 Elisabeth (nom) JeanIII p. 44, Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 36, Ellysabeth (nom) ibid. p. 19, Elysabeth (nom) ibid. p. 44, Elyzabeth (nom) ibid. p. 34, Lysbeth (nom) ibid. p. 30
Czech Republic
Latin
1343 Elisabeth (nom) Rössler2 47, p. 26; 1349 Elyzabeth (nom) chlumecky 16; 1350 Elizabet (dat) ibid. 172, Elizabeth (dat) ibid. 153; 1355 Elyzabet (dat) ibid. 70, Elyzabeth (dat) ibid. 106; 1356 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. 119; 1358 Elyzabeth (nom) ibid. 213, p. 30
1350 Elzca (abl) chlumecky 198; 1351 Elzca (nom) ibid. 51; 1353 Elsca (nom) ibid. 74, Elzca (nom) ibid. 43, p. 23, Elzcze (dat) ibid. 73; 1356 Elzce (dat) ibid. 119, Elzcze (dat) ibid. 169; 1358 Elzce (dat) ibid. 266, p. 32, Elzcze (dat) ibid. 199, p. 30, Elzka (abl) ibid. 232, p. 31
Denmark
Danish
1581 Lissbet KD-1 no. 362
1581 Ellsse KD-1 no. 362
England
Latin
1279–80 Elizabet (nom) WaHR-SK p. 62, Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 62; 1296 Elizabetha (nom) RCS-1 p. 95a, Elizabetham (acc) ibid. p. 95b, Elizabethe (gen) ibid. p. 95a; 1340xc1450 Elizabet (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 9, Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 5; 1377 Elisabeta (nom) FenPT-2 p. 4, Elizabeta (nom) ibid. p. 4, Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1379 Elizabet (nom) WRYPT1 p. 4, Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 3, Elizabetht (nom) ibid. p. 17; 1381 Elizabetha (nom) FenPT-2 p. 6, Suffolk1381 p. 69, Helisabeth (nom) ibid. p. 96; 1422 Elizabethe (dat) EEW p. 51; 1431 Elizabethe (gen) ibid. p. 89, Elizabethæ (dat) WillsInv LVI; 1435 Elizabethæ (dat) ibid. LVII; 1436 Elizabethæ (dat) ibid. LVIII; 1440 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. LI; 1471 Elisabet (dat) Bar-in-El p. 5; 1485–1486 Elizabetha (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 52; 1489 Elizabethæ (dat) WillsInv LXX; 1499 Elizabetham (acc) ibid. LXXIII; 1530 Elizabetha (nom) LIWill-III p. 2, Elizabethe (dat) ibid. p. 2; 1538/9 ELizabetha (nom) SA12 p. 2, Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1538 Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 1; 1539/40 Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 3, Elizabethæ (gen) ibid. p. 3; 1540 Elizabeth (acc) ibid. p. 4, Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 3, Elizabetham (acc) ibid. p. 3; 1551 Elyzabeatha (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1554 Elyzabetha (nom) ibid. p. 58; 1557 Elyzabetha (nom) ibid. p. 59; 1558 Elizabetha (nom) Chst-1 p. 9; 1559 Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 10, Reg-KirkElla p. 1, Elizabethe (gen) RegSASel p. 4; 1560 Elizabetha (nom) Chst-1 p. 10, StMartF p. 60; 1561 Elizabetha (nom) Chst-1 p. 10, StMartF p. 61; 1562 Elizabetha (nom) Chst-1 p. 10; 1564 Elizabetha (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1566 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1567 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 11; 1571 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 12; 1572 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 12; 1575 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. p. 12
1379 Betoñ (nom) WRYPT1 p. 7, Elisa (nom) ibid. p. 9, Elisot' (nom) ibid. p. 8, Elissot' (nom) ibid. p. 16, Elissota (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1381 Ebete (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 75, Ebota (nom) ibid. p. 71, Ebote (nom) ibid. p. 75, Elizia (nom) ibid. p. 92, Ibote (nom) ibid. p. 79; 1419 Elisote (dat) Bar-in-El p. 2
Dutch
1572 Elisabeth AuFr Bauwens; 1573 Elizabeth ibid. Courte; 1574 Elisabeth ibid. Ashe; 1575 Elisabeth ibid. Backer, Elizabeth ibid. Bent; 1576 Elisabet ibid. Cocq, Elisabeth ibid. Brugmans, Elizabet ibid. Cleijne; 1577 Elisabet ibid. Eduwarts; 1578 Elisabet ibid. Beecman, Elizabeth ibid. Daman; 1579 Elizabeth ibid. Bent; 1580 Elisabet ibid. Boeije; 1582 Elisabeth ibid. Duijmen; 1583 Elisabeth ibid. Bruijnijnck, Elizabeth ibid. Frenoij; 1584 Elisabet ibid. Gheerartsz; 1585 Elisabet ibid. Beauventre, Elizabeth ibid. Diericks; 1586 Elisabet ibid. Brune; 1587 Elizabeth ibid. Dorpere; 1588 Elisabeth ibid. Backer, Elizabeth ibid. Boyr; 1589 Elisabeth ibid. Buxstein, Elizabeth ibid. Blondeel; 1590 Elisabet ibid. Bradler, Elisabeth ibid. Gast; 1591 Elisabeth ibid. Brouwer, Elizabeth ibid. Clerck; 1592 Elisabet ibid. Abeele, Elisabeth ibid. Beke, Elizabeth ibid. Biest; 1593 Elisabeth ibid. Berwart, Elizabeth ibid. Bogaert; 1594 Elizabeth ibid. Beele; 1596 Elisabeth ibid. Brouns, Elizabeth ibid. Abeel; 1597 Elisabeth ibid. Claeijssen; 1598 Elisabeth ibid. Bie, Elizabet ibid. Cornet; 1599 Elizabeth ibid. Burchgrave
Middle English
1395 Elizabeth EEW p. 8; 1411 Elyzabeth ibid. p. 19; 1422 Elizabeth ibid. p. 50; 1426 Elisabeth ibid. p. 70; 1427 Elizabeth WillsInv LII, Elyzabeth ibid. LII; 1438 Elizabeth EEW p. 110; 1439 Elizabeth ibid. p. 118, Elysabeth ibid. p. 118
1406 Elyse EEW p. 13
Early Modern English
1485 Elizabeth WillsInv LXIX; 1499 Elesabeth ibid. LXXII; 1516 Elazabeth ibid. LXXV; 1520 Elizabeth SaxhamSf p. 128; 1522 Elizabeth WillsInv LXXVI; 1524 Elizabeth SRS-XXI p. 4; 1528 Elizabeth ExMar p. 1; 1529 Elizabeth CovGuild-2 p. 92; 1530 Elezabet LIWill-III p. 88, Elezabeth ibid. p. 7, Elisabethe ibid. p. 62, Elizabeth ibid. p. 6; 1530/31 Elizabeth ibid. p. 92; 1530 Elizabȝ ibid. p. 17, Elsabethe ibid. p. 36; 1531 Elizabeth SaxhamSf p. 121; 1532–1533 Elizabeth CovGuild-2 p. 105, Elsabethe ibid. p. 108; 1533 Elizabethe (nom) WillsInv LXXXIII, Elyzabethe CovGuild-2 p. 153; 1534 Elizabeth ibid. p. 130; 1538 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 2, Elzbeth BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1539 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 1, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 2, Elyzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1540 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 1, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 2, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, StNick-Sf p. 1, WAmar-1 p. 107; 1541 Elesabethe WillsInv LXXXVII, Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 2, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 2, Eastleach, HAmar-vol9 p. 115, Elzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 3, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 2, HAmar-vol9 p. 115; 1543 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 4, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 78, HAmar-vol9 p. 115, OrpingtonKe p. 75, WillsInv XC, Elsabeth BarnstapleBap p. 3, Elsbeth ibid. p. 3; 1544 Elisabeth ibid. p. 4, Elizabeth StNick-Sf p. 1, Elsabeth BarnstapleBap p. 4, Esbeth ibid. p. 4, Essbeth ibid. p. 4; 1545 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 5, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 3; 1546 Elizabeth DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1546/7 Elizabeth ExMar 1b; 1546 Elizabeth StNick-Sf p. 2, WAmar-1 p. 107, Elsabeth BarnstapleBap p. 5, Elsbeth ibid. p. 5, Eslabeth ibid. p. 5; 1547 Elizabeth DEmar-vol1 p. 79, ExMar 1b, WAmar-1 p. 107, Elsabell WillsInv XCIV, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 6, Elsabez WillsInv XCIV, Elsabz ibid. XCIV; 1548 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 6, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 3, ExMar 1b, Elsabet BarnstapleBap p. 6, Elsabeth ibid. p. 6; 1549 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 7, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1550 Elizabeth ibid. p. 79, ExMar 2a, WillsInv XCV, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 8, WillsInv XCV; 1551 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 9, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 4; 1552 Elzabeth StNick-Sf p. 2; 1553 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 10, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 4, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 9, Elzebeth BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1554 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 10, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 5, StAnthonlin p. 10, bruton-vol1 p. 26; 1555 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 10; 1555/6 Eliza. ExMar 2a; 1555 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 5; 1555/6 Elizabeth ibid. p. 5; 1555 Elizabeth DEmar-vol1 p. 80, bruton-vol1 p. 27; 1556 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 11, Elizabeth ibid. p. 11, bruton-vol1 p. 28, Ellsabeth BarnstapleBap p. 9, Elsabeth ibid. p. 9, PRThirsk p. 1; 1556/57 Elsabeth ibid. p. 2; 1557 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 11, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 2, Elsabeth PRThirsk p. 2; 1558 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 12, Elizabeth SOmar-vol9 p. 1, WAmar-1 p. 108, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 12; 1558–9 Elizabeth StMary-Ke p. 2; 1559 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 13; 1559/60 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 6; 1559 Elizabeth ibid. p. 6, BEmar-vol2 p. 1, BUmar-vol9 p. 2, BarnstapleBap p. 10, CAmar-vol1 p. 1, COmar-vol5 p. 1; 1559/60 Elizabeth HAmar-vol9 p. 2; 1559 Elizabeth RegIng p. 5, SOmar-vol9 p. 1, SaxhamSf p. 1, StAnthonlin p. 13, StMaryA p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 30, Elizabethe SOmar-vol9 p. 2, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 13; 1560 Elisabeth ibid. p. 13, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 6, BEmar-vol2 p. 53, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 47, COmar-vol5 p. 1, DEmar-vol1 p.80, Redruth-Co p. 6, RegSASel p. 5, SOmar-vol9 p. 2, StMaryA p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 3, Elizabethe BarnstapleBap p. 10, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 13, Elsbeth DU-DSMMar, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1561 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 14, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 7, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 47, DEmar-vol1 p. 80, OrpingtonKe p. 1, SaxhamSf p. 1, StMaryA p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 31, Ellizabeth RegBisham p. 1, Elsibeth BarnstapleBap p. 11, Elyzabeth ibid. p. 11, Elzabeth ibid. p. 11, CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1562 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 14; 1562/3 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 7; 1562 Elizabeth COmar-vol5 p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, RegBisham p. 1, SaxhamSf p. 1, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Elizabethe OrpingtonKe p. 1, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 15, Elyzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Elisabeth COmar-vol5 p. 125, StAnthonlin p. 15, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 7, BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 3, COmar-vol2 p. 48, RegBisham p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Elyzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 12, Elzabeth ibid. p. 12; 1563/4 Elzabeth ibid. p. 13; 1564 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 17, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 29, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, COmar-vol5 p. 3, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, HAmar-vol9 p. 2, OrpingtonKe p. 2, Redruth-Co p. 6, RegBisham p. 2, StMaryA p. 4, WAmar-1 p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Elsabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 2, Elyzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 13, Elyzabethe WAmar-1 p. 75; 1564/5 Elzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564 Elzabeth ibid. p. 13; 1565 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 17, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 128, COmar-vol2 p. 48, COmar-vol5 p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 2, StMaryA p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 4, Elzabeth BarnstapleBap p. 13, CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1566 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 18, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 8, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 81, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, OrpingtonKe p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 4; 1567 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 19, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 4, COmar-vol5 p. 3, HAmar-vol9 p. 68, RegBisham p. 2, WAmar-1 p. 75, bruton-vol1 p. 36, Elsobeth StAnthonlin p. 18, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1568 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 19, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 8, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, ExMar 2b, WAmar-1 p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 37, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 19, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 2; 1569 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 8, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, RegFord p. 1, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 20, Elzabeth RegBath p. 1; 1570 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 9, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 4, OrpingtonKe p. 3, WAmar-1 p. 75, bruton-vol1 p. 5, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 21, Elzabethe BEmar-vol1 p. 8; 1571 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 21, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 4, DEmar-vol1 p. 82, OrpingtonKe p. 3, SaxhamSf p. 2, StAnthonlin p. 21, bruton-vol1 p. 6; 1572 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 22, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Bar-in-El p. 20, COmar-vol2 p. 70, COmar-vol5 p. 4, HAmar-vol9 p. 3, RegBath p. 2, RegBisham p. 3, SaxhamSf p. 2, bruton-vol1 p. 40, Elizabethe Bar-in-El p. 20; 1573 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 22, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 5, Bar-in-El p. 18, COmar-vol2 p. 70, COmar-vol5 p. 126, SaxhamSf p. 3, WAmar-1 p. 108, bruton-vol1 p. 41, Elizabethe Bar-in-El p. 19, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 9; 1574 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 23, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, SaxhamSf p. 3, WAmar-1 p. 131, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Elizabethe Bar-in-El p. 23, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 9, CAmar-vol1 p. 3; 1575 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 24, Elizabeth BUmar-vol1 p. 25, BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol2 p. 70, COmar-vol5 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 83, OrpingtonKe p. 4, RegBath p. 3, SaxhamSf p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 6, Elzabeth RegBath p. 3; 1576 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 25, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 5, COmar-vol5 p. 5, SaxhamSf p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 43, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1577 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 26, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 30, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, Bar-in-El p. 8, COmar-vol5 p. 5, HAmar-vol9 p. 15, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 129; 1578 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 26, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 48, COmar-vol5 p. 5, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, SaxhamSf p. 3, WAmar-1 p. 131, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 3; 1579 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 27, Elizabeth COmar-vol5 p. 6, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, HAmar-vol9 p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 5, WAmar-1 p. 98, bruton-vol1 p. 7, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1580 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 28, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 129, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, COmar-vol5 p. 85, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, SaxhamSf p. 3, bruton-vol1 p. 7; 1580/1 Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 28, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 10, BUmar-vol9 p. 6, COmar-vol2 p. 49, COmar-vol5 p. 6; 1581/2 Elizabeth HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1581 Elizabeth ibid. p. 68, OrpingtonKe p. 6, SaxhamSf p. 3, WAmar-1 p. 132, Elysabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 30, Elyzabeth ibid. p. 130, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581/2 Elzabeth ibid. p. 11; 1582 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 28, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 7, COmar-vol2 p. 101, COmar-vol5 p. 6, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 11, CAmar-vol1 p. 3; 1582/3 Elzabethe BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1582 Elzabethe ibid. p. 11; 1583 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 30, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 54, CAmar-vol1 p. 129, COmar-vol5 p. 7, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, OrpingtonKe p. 6, WAmar-1 p. 16, bruton-vol1 p. 45, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 130, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1583/4 Elzabethe ibid. p. 11; 1584 Elizabeth ibid. p. 12, BEmar-vol2 p. 30, Bar-in-El p. 25, COmar-vol5 p. 7, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, OrpingtonKe p. 7, SaxhamSf p. 3, WAmar-1 p. 108, bruton-vol1 p. 45, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 130, Elyzabethe HAmar-vol9 p. 92, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 11; 1585 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 31, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 12, BEmar-vol2 p. 96, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, COmar-vol5 p. 7, DEmar-vol1 p. 85; 1585/6 Elizabeth HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1585 Elizabeth SaxhamSf p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Elizabethe Bar-in-El p. 14, Elysabethe HAmar-vol9 p. 92; 1586 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 31, Elizabeth BUmar-vol2 p. 141, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Bar-in-El p. 15, CAmar-vol1 p. 129, COmar-vol2 p. 49, COmar-vol5 p. 8, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, OrpingtonKe p. 7, SaxhamSf p. 4, WAmar-1 p. 109, bruton-vol1 p. 47, Elizabethe Bar-in-El p. 16, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 32; 1587 Elisabeth ibid. p. 32, Elizabeth COmar-vol2 p. 102, COmar-vol5 p. 86, OrpingtonKe p. 8, SaxhamSf p. 4, WAmar-1 p. 132, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 32, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 130, Elyzabethe HAmar-vol9 p. 92, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 12; 1587/8 Elzabeth ibid. p. 12; 1588 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 32, Elizabeth Bar-in-El p. 13, COmar-vol5 p. 8, HAmar-vol9 p. 69, bruton-vol1 p. 8, Elizabethe Bar-in-El p. 13; 1588/9 Elsabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 3; 1588 Elyzabeth ibid. p. 130, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 13, CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1589 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 33; 1589/90 Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 13; 1589 Elizabeth ibid. p. 13, BEmar-vol2 p. 31, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, CAmar-vol1 p. 130, COmar-vol2 p. 23, DEmar-vol1 p. 85, HAmar-vol9 p. 69, WAmar-1 p. 16, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 33, Elyzabeth HAmar-vol9 p. 50, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1590 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 34, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 130, BUmar-vol9 p. 7, Bar-in-El p. 28, CAmar-vol1 p. 130, COmar-vol2 p. 49, COmar-vol5 p. 9, HAmar-vol9 p. 69, SaxhamSf p. 4, bruton-vol1 p. 9, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 130, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1591 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 34, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 14, BEmar-vol2 p. 54, BUmar-vol2 p. 141, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol2 p. 123, COmar-vol5 p. 9, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, RegBisham p. 5, bruton-vol1 p. 51; 1592 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 35, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 15, BEmar-vol2 p. 31, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, Bar-in-El p. 31, COmar-vol2 p. 123, COmar-vol5 p. 9, DEmar-vol1 p. 86, HAmar-vol9 p. 69, bruton-vol1 p. 10, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1593 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 36, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1593/4 Elizabeth ibid. p. 16; 1593 Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 4, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol5 p. 10, DEmar-vol1 p. 86; 1593/4 Elizabeth HAmar-vol9 p. 116; 1593 Elizabeth ibid. p. 3, OrpingtonKe p. 76, WAmar-1 p. 41, Elizabethe OrpingtonKe p. 76, Ellizabeth RegBisham p. 5; 1593/4 Ellizabethe RegFord p. 2; 1593 Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 131; 1594 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 37, Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 31, BUmar-vol9 p. 8, COmar-vol2 p. 50, COmar-vol5 p. 10, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, OrpingtonKe p. 9, Elizabethe SaxhamSf p. 4, Ellizabeth RegFord p. 2, Ellizabethe ibid. p. 2, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 131, Elyzabethe SaxhamSf p. 4, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1595 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 37, Elizabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 16, BUmar-vol9 p. 9, COmar-vol2 p. 50, COmar-vol5 p. 86, HAmar-vol9 p. 116, SaxhamSf p. 5, WAmar-1 p. 132, bruton-vol1 p. 54, Elyzabethe HAmar-vol9 p. 92, Elzabeth CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1596 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 37, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 9, COmar-vol2 p. 123, COmar-vol5 p. 86, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, HAmar-vol9 p. 117; 1596/7 Elizabeth ibid. p. 51; 1596 Elizabeth WAmar-1 p. 109, bruton-vol1 p. 55, Elizabethe SaxhamSf p. 5; 1596/7 Ellizabeth RegFord p. 3; 1596 Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 16; 1597 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 38; 1597/8 Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 4; 1597 Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 9, DEmar-vol1 p. 87, OrpingtonKe p. 9, Ellizabeth RegFord p. 3, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 39, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 16, CAmar-vol1 p. 6; 1598 Elisabeth StAnthonlin p. 39, Elizabeth BUmar-vol9 p. 10, Bar-in-El p. 32, StAnthonlin p. 39, bruton-vol1 p. 11, Elizabethe BUmar-vol1 p. 27, OrpingtonKe p. 9, Elsabeth StAnthonlin p. 39, Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 17; 1599 Elizabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 69, BUmar-vol2 p. 142, BUmar-vol9 p. 10, Bar-in-El p. 35, CAmar-vol1 p. 143, COmar-vol2 p. 24, COmar-vol5 p. 11, DEmar-vol1 p. 88, HAmar-vol9 p. 93, StAnthonlin p. 39, WAmar-1 p. 98, bruton-vol1 p. 11, Elizabethe OrpingtonKe p. 9, Ellizabeth RegBisham p. 6, Elyzabeth BEmar-vol2 p. 131, Elyzaibethe DU-DSMMar, Elyzaibeyhe ibid., Elzabeth BEmar-vol1 p. 17; 157– ELizabeth BUmar-vol2 p. 141
1533 besse WillsInv LXXXIII; 1541 bessy ibid. LXXXVII; 1565 Ebbatt COmar-vol5 p. 126; 1567 Eliza BEmar-vol2 p. 95; 1573/4 Ellyce HAmar-vol9 p. 91; 1574 Eliza WAmar-1 p. 97; 1580 Besse COmar-vol2 p. 122; 1581 Eliza DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1582 Eliza ibid. p. 8; 1584 Eliza ibid. p. 10; 1594 Eliza ibid. p. 29; 1595 Eliza ibid. p. 32; 1597 Ebbet ibid. p. 36, Ebbot ibid. p. 37
Walloon
1581 Elisabeth RWC p. 3; 1581/2 Elisabeth ibid. p. 4; 1582 Elisabeth ibid. p. 4; 1583 Elisabeth ibid. p. 6; 1590 Elisabeth ibid. p. 441, Elizabeth ibid. p. 441
Estonia
Middle Low German
1376 Elzebe BbRT p. 335
France
Latin
814 Elisabe (nom) StVdM-II G5, Elisabet (nom) ibid. G4; c823 Elisabet (nom) irminon-vol2 6, Palatiolum; 937x993 Helisabet (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 99; a1114 Elisabeth (nom) CartStPC XXXI, Elysabeth (abl) ibid. XXXI; 1115 Helisabeth (abl) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Helisabeth (abl) ibid. VIII; 1138x1162 Elisabet (abl) clairvaux-12thc 82, Elisabeth (nom) ibid. 78, Helizabeth (nom) ibid. 78; 1147 Elisabeth (nom) ibid. 19, Helisabet (abl) ibid. 18; 1147x1162 Elisabeth (nom) ibid. 44, Elysabeth (nom) ibid. 44, Erlisabeth (nom) ibid. 55, Helysabeth (nom) ibid. 44; 1161 Helisabeth (abl) CartNDJosaphat p. 32; 1163 Helisabet (gen) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1163–64 Elisabeth (nom) ibid. 107; 1164 Elisabeth (nom) ibid. 120, Elisabez (nom) ibid. 120; 1168 Elisabet (nom) ibid. 134, Elisabeth (nom) ibid. 134; 1171 Elisabeth (abl) ibid. 142, Elysabeth (nom) ibid. 145; 1178 Elysabeth (abl) ibid. 167; 1179 Elisabeth (gen) ibid. 169, Elysabeth (abl) ibid. 179, Helisabeth (abl) ibid. 177, Helysabet (nom) ibid. 178, Helysabeth (nom) ibid. 176; 1206 Elizabeth (nom) NDParisII 2-LXIX; 1209 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. 2-LXV; 1236 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. 2-XXXIX; 1257 Elisabeth (nom) ArrestReg-volI II, Pentecost; 1378 Elizabeth (nom) hanquetvol1 1388
Middle French
1561 Elizabeth RegPCC-1 p. 2; 1562 Elizabelt ibid. p. 10, Elizabeth ibid. p. 6; 1563 Elisabeth ibid. p. 26, Elizabeth ibid. p. 24; 1564 Elisabeth ibid. p. 82, Elizabeth ibid. p. 53, Hélizabeh ibid. p. 63; 1565 Elisabeth ibid. p. 111, Elizabeth ibid. p. 110; 1566 Elisabeth ibid. p. 199, Elizabeth ibid. p. 223; 1567 Elisabeth ibid. p. 329, Elizabeth ibid. p. 286; 1568 Elizabeth ibid. p. 375; 1570 Elizabeth ibid. p. 429, Helizabeth ibid. p. 430; 1571 Elisabeth ibid. p. 461, Elizabeth ibid. p. 435; 1572 Elizabeth ibid. p. 488
Germany
Latin
1145 Elisabet (nom) mairhofer XIX; 1221 Elizabet (nom) hennes-vol1 61; 1225 Elyzabeth (nom) ibid. 67; 1248 Elyzabeth (nom) ibid. 129; 1257 Elyzabeth (gen) quix-vol1 114; 1258 Elyzabeth (gen) hennes-vol1 175; 1315 Elizabet (nom) VFBStralsund 34; 1322 Elisabet (nom) SMM p. 165; 1408 Elizabeth (nom) mairhofer DCLXXXIV
1394 Bethe (gen) SMM p. 190, Bethline (gen) ibid. p. 200, Bettline (gen) ibid. p. 182
Early New High German
1402 Elspet (nom) mairhofer DCLXXII; 1497 Elsbeth Nurn1497 528, Elßbeth ibid. 2551
1497 Ell Nurn1497 1659, Els ibid. 36, Elß ibid. 2720
Hungary
Latin
1351 Elisabeth (gen) CDH-IX-II III
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Eliçabet (nom) BBC-Berg 77; 1521 Elisabecta (nom) VitAs2 V, Elisabetta (nom) ibid. III; 1527 Elisabetha (nom) Rome1527 p. 88
1522x1532 Lisa (nom) DSF p. 51, 8
Italian
1513x1521 Elisabet LeoX p. 15
1429–1430 Lisa DiaryLMA p. 249
Latvia
Latin
1288 Elizabeth (nom) RigSB 334; 1291 Elizabeth (dat) ibid. 349; 1292 Elizabeth (nom) ibid. 350; 1296 Elizabet (dat) ibid. 72; 1297 Elyzabet (dat) ibid. 81; 1301 Elizabeth (gen) ibid. 430
Middle Low German
1453 Ylsebe Arbusow p. 98; 1460x1465 Jlsebe Mettig1892 p. 10; 1461 Jlzebe ibid. p. 11; 1461x1479 Jllzebe ibid. p. 6, Jlzebe ibid. p. 6; 1465 Elizabet ibid. p. 3; 1466 Jlzebe ibid. p. 4; 1467 Jlzebe ibid. p. 11; 1475 Elsebe ibid. p. 11; 1476 Elizabet ibid. p. 6; 1523 Elzebe Arbusow p. 99
1512 Jlste Mettig1892 p. 11; 1516 Jlse ibid. p. 5; 1518 Jlze ibid. p. 5; 1523 Ylsse Arbusow p. 98; 1545 Ilse ibid. p. 99; 1558 Ilse Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1561 Ilse ibid. p. 46, Jlse ibid. p. 46; 1572 Ilse ibid. p. 46; 1582x94 Ilse ibid. p. 47
Lithuania
Polish
1545 Elzbyethę (acc) Kaunas2006 p. 82, 90
Poland
Middle High German
1336x1337 Elisabeth SBGlatzer p. 4
Scotland
Latin
1425 Elizabeth (dat) RMSRS-2 36; 1456 Elizabeth (gen) morton-vol1 14
1376 Ibbota (abl) morton-vol1 16, Ibbote (dat) ibid. 16
Scots
1488 Elizabeth PGB; c1550 Elezabeth CartNBer p. xxiv; 1552 Elizabeth PGB; 1565 Elizabeth ibid.; 1566 Elizabeth ibid.; 1571 Elizabeth ibid.; 1576 Elizabeth ibid.; 1577 Elizabeth ibid.; 1578 Elizabeth ibid.; 1580 Elizabeth ibid.; 1586 Elizabeth ibid.; 1587 Elizabeth ibid.; 1590 Elizabeth ibid.; 1591 Elizabeth ibid.
1548 Besseta PGB; 1551 Besseta ibid.; 1552 Besseta ibid.; 1574 Besseta ibid.; 1577 Besseta ibid.; 1582 Bessy ibid.; 1591 Besseta ibid.; 1593 Besseta ibid.; 1595 Besseta ibid.
Sweden
Latin
1350 Elizabeth (dat) SDHK no. 6037
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Elyzabeth (nom) AGZ-18 11
Wales
Latin
1593 Eliza (nom) RegCon1 p. 67, Elyza (nom) ibid. p. 67
Early Modern English
1571 Elizabeth RegLlantrithyd p. 32; 1574 Elizabeth ibid. p. 61; 1576 Elizabeth ibid. p. 61; 1577 Elizabeth ibid. p. 61; 1578 Elizabeth ibid. p. 32; 1579 Elizabeth ibid. p. 61; 1580 Elizabeth ibid. p. 33; 1584 Elizebeth ibid. p. 33; 1588 Elizabeth ibid. p. 33; 1590 Elizabeth ibid. p. 62; 1596 Elizabeth ibid. p. 35; 1599 Elizabeth ibid. p. 62
Welsh
1560 Elizabeth RegCon1 p. 19
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Elizabeth". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Elizabeth.