The first name Élizabeth

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About the first name Élizabeth

Meaning

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

Historical origin

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

Pronunciation:éli-za-beteli.za.bət

Frequency of the first name Élizabeth by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Élizabeth 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 ÉlizabethLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Élizabeth in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001630170617821858193420101630–1634 6 baptisms1645–1649 8 baptisms1650–1654 2 baptisms1655–1659 6 baptisms1660–1664 2 baptisms1665–1669 2 baptisms1670–1674 12 baptisms1675–1679 4 baptisms1680–1684 8 baptisms1685–1689 4 baptisms1690–1694 8 baptisms1695–1699 8 baptisms1700–1704 14 baptisms1705–1709 4 baptisms1710–1714 4 baptisms1715–1719 2 baptisms1720–1724 4 baptisms1725–1729 2 baptisms1730–1734 6 baptisms1735–1739 12 baptisms1740–1744 16 baptisms1745–1749 18 baptisms1750–1754 14 baptisms1755–1759 16 baptisms1760–1764 20 baptisms1765–1769 16 baptisms1770–1774 24 baptisms1775–1779 30 baptisms1780–1784 48 baptisms1785–1789 20 baptisms1790–1794 30 baptisms1795–1799 46 baptisms1800–1804 80 baptisms1805–1809 60 baptisms1810–1814 62 baptisms1815–1819 58 baptisms1820–1824 100 baptisms1825–1829 178 baptisms1830–1834 266 baptisms1835–1839 304 baptisms1840–1844 438 baptisms1845–1849 374 baptisms1850–1854 538 baptisms1855–1859 496 baptisms1860–1864 506 baptisms1865–1869 334 baptisms1870–1874 258 baptisms1875–1879 240 baptisms1880–1884 199 baptisms1885–1889 108 baptisms1890–1894 108 baptisms1895–1899 74 baptisms1900–1904 40 baptisms1905–1909 42 baptisms1910–1914 36 baptisms1915–1919 30 baptisms1920–1924 18 baptisms1925–1929 18 baptisms1930–1934 24 baptisms1935–1939 12 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 12 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 6 baptisms1980–1984 6 baptisms1985–1989 10 baptisms1990–1994 18 baptisms1995–1999 12 baptisms2000–2004 12 baptisms2005–2009 4 baptisms2010–2014 2 baptisms

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