Elizabeth

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew word "Elisheba." Elisheba means "devoted to God." Elizabeth is considered to be a Biblical female name. Aaron's wife, as well as the mother of John the Baptist, bore this name.^[1]

POPULARITY

Since 1990, Elizabeth has been in the top ten most popular female names.^[1]

FACTS

• Countess ELIZABETH Bathory is perhaps the most prolific serial killer in history and is remembered as the "Blood Countess." She was born in 1560. Her wealthy family included the King's of Transylvania and Poland. For political reasons, Elizabeth was married off to Count Ferencz Nadasdy of Hungary. She killed peasant girls, maid servants and women of the lower gentry. Her motives are unclear. Vampire lore claims that she believed their virgin blood would make her young, while most historians believe the murders were due to sadistic pleasure.

Elizabeth Bathory was investigated in 1610. Because of her royal standing, laws forbade she be put on trial. She never admitted to the crimes but she was sent to a small room in her castle. The room had only a small opening to provide food. Elizabeth stayed in that room for four years until her death in 1614.^[1]

In other languages:

• Elizabeta (In Slovene)
• Ealasaid (In Scottish)
• Elisabet (In Scandinavian)
• Elizaveta (In Russian)
• Elisabeta (In Romanian)
• Elzbieta (In Polish)
• Ealisaid (In Manx)
• Elisabetta (In Italian)
• Eilish (In Irish)
• Erzsibet (In Hungarian)
• Elisavet (In Greek)
• Lijsbeth (In Dutch)
• Liesbeth (In Dutch)
• Alzbeta (In Czech and in Slovak)
• Elisheba (In the bible)

NAMESAKES

PLACES

• ELIZABETH, Arkansas
• ELIZABETH, Colorado
• ELIZABETH, Illinois
• ELIZABETH, Indiana
• ELIZABETH, Louisiana
• ELIZABETH, Minnesota
• ELIZABETH, New Jersey
• ELIZABETH, Pennsylvania
• ELIZABETH, West Virginia

SONGS

• "Elizabeth" (Catie Curtis)
• "Elizabeth" (The Statler Brothers)
• "Elizabeth Jade" (Robyn Hitchcock)
• "Elizabeth Josephine" (The Skydiggers)
• "Elizabeth My Dear" (The Stone Roses)
• "Elizabeth on the Bathroom Floor" (The Eels)
• "Elizabeth, I love you" (Michael Jackson)

CHARACTERS

• Elizabeth (Little Women, Louisa May Alcott)
• Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen)
• Elizabeth Eliot (Persuasion, Jane Austen)

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Elizabeth Hurley (actress)
• Elizabeth Taylor (actress)
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Poet)
• Elizabeth Ford (U.S. First Lady)
• Elizabeth McGovern (actress)
• Elizabeth Mitchell (actress)
• Elizabeth Monroe (U.S. First Lady)
• Elizabeth Montgomery (actress)
• Elizabeth Perkins (actress)
• Elizabeth Truman (U.S. First Lady)
• Elizabeth Abbott (writer)
• Elizabeth Adams (writer)
• Elizabeth Agassiz (writer)
• Elizabeth Allen (actress)

Celebrity babies named Elizabeth:

• ELIZABETH, child of Alan Alda
• ELIZABETH, child of Andy Taylor
• ELIZABETH, child of Anne Boleyn
• ELIZABETH, child of Benjamin Harrison
• ELIZABETH, child of Earl Spencer
• ELIZABETH, child of Edward Scott
• ELIZABETH, child of Elizabeth Taylor
• ELIZABETH, child of Elmer Bernstein
• ELIZABETH, child of Florence Henderson
• ELIZABETH, child of Gene Hackman
• ELIZABETH, child of Georg Stanford
• ELIZABETH, child of George Segal
• ELIZABETH, child of Harry Carey
• ELIZABETH, child of Henry Bloch
• ELIZABETH, child of Irving Berlin

Celebrities with Elizabeth as a middle name:

• Brooke Elizabeth Angus (Miss United States 2006)
• Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (Royalty)
• A. Elizabeth Jones (Diplomat)
• Martha Elizabeth Keys (Politician)
• Mary Elizabeth Price (artist,painter)

NOTES

OTHER ELIZABETH'S

Elizabeth Smith, Elizabeth Johnson, Elizabeth Williams, Elizabeth Jones, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Davis, Elizabeth Miller, Elizabeth Wilson, Elizabeth Moore, Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth Aadland, Elizabeth Aamodt, Elizabeth Aamot, Elizabeth Aanenson, Elizabeth Aangeenbrug, Elizabeth Aaroe, Elizabeth Aaronson, Elizabeth Aarsbergen, Elizabeth Aarts, Elizabeth Aas, Elizabeth Aasand, Elizabeth Aase, Elizabeth Ababio, Elizabeth Abadessa, Elizabeth Abadia, Elizabeth Abair, Elizabeth Abajay, Elizabeth Abajian, Elizabeth Abamonte, Elizabeth Abar, Elizabeth Abascal, Elizabeth Abbagnaro, Elizabeth Abbato, Elizabeth Abrera, Elizabeth Acheampong, Elizabeth Agreda, Elizabeth Agregado, Elizabeth Agrell, Elizabeth Aguado, Elizabeth Aguallo, Elizabeth Apligian, Elizabeth Gail, Elizabeth Paige, Elizabeth Tamay, Elizabeth Aanensen, Elizabeth Abeita, Elizabeth Adjei, Elizabeth Adriaanse, Elizabeth Agre, Elizabeth Alizadeh, More results

Author: JL Perry