First name origins & meanings:
- Hebrew: God's oath; dedicated
- Hebrew: Consecrated to God
First name variations: Bette, Elizabeth, Bestey, Belita, Besse, Bessie, Bessy, Betta, Betti, Bettine, Ealasidde, Elizabet, Elsabet, Elisabeth, Elisabetta, Elise, Elissa, Eilise, Elisa, Eliza, Elsa, Elsbeth, Babette, Belle, Beth, Bettina, Bet, Beta, Bess, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Liz, Lizzie, Liza, Eliza, Ellie, Elsa, Else, Beth, Bess, Bette, Bettie, Betsy, Aliza, Libby, Elspeth, Elsbeth, Elsbet, Elspet, Isabel, Isabelle, Isabella, Elizabeth
Last name origin & meaning:
English: from a pet form of the personal name Bett (see
Betts).
This name appears in the following lists:
First Ladies,
Nobel Prize Winners