The first name Éliza

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About the first name Éliza

Meaning

The name Éliza is a form related to Élisabeth and shares its traditional meaning: “my God is an oath” or “God is my oath”.

Historical origin

Éliza belongs to the same name family as Élisabeth. The name Élisabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, transmitted through Greek Elisabet and Latin Elisabeth.

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In archival records, Éliza may coexist with Élisabeth or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:éli-zaeliz.a

Frequency of the first name Éliza by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Éliza by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉlizaLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Éliza in baptisms by year.2001501005001765181118571903194919951765–1769 2 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 8 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1810–1814 10 baptisms1815–1819 8 baptisms1820–1824 10 baptisms1825–1829 34 baptisms1830–1834 78 baptisms1835–1839 74 baptisms1840–1844 104 baptisms1845–1849 100 baptisms1850–1854 78 baptisms1855–1859 64 baptisms1860–1864 96 baptisms1865–1869 76 baptisms1870–1874 60 baptisms1875–1879 38 baptisms1880–1884 24 baptisms1885–1889 14 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 10 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1915–1919 6 baptisms1930–1934 2 baptisms1935–1939 2 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1995–1999 2 baptisms

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