# Elizabeth

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/ · frequency rank #3,161

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew, popular since the 16th century.
2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
3. A suburb of Adelaide, Australia; named for Elizabeth II.
4. A locale in the United States.
5. A locale in the United States.
6. A locale in the United States.
7. A locale in the United States.
8. A locale in the United States.
9. A locale in the United States.
10. A locale in the United States.
11. A locale in the United States.
12. A locale in the United States.
13. A locale in the United States.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.

## Easily confused with
- **Elizabethan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elizabeth-vs-elizabethan)
- **Elisabeth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elisabeth-vs-elizabeth)

## Common misspellings (13)
`eilzabeth`, `eliazbeth`, `elizabbeth`, `elizabeht`, `elizabethh`, `elizabetth`, `elizabteh`, `elizaebth`, `elizbaeth`, `elizzabeth`, `ellizabeth`, `elziabeth`, `leizabeth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elizabeth