Elizabeth

Elizabeth derives from the Hebrew name Elisheba, composed of the elements el, meaning God, and sheva, meaning oath or perhaps abundance, yielding the overall sense of my God is an oath or my God is plenty. The name appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Aaron, and its Greek form Elisavet carried it into the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist, greatly increasing its spread through Christian tradition. It became one of the most widely used names in the English-speaking world, bolstered by figures such as Queen Elizabeth I of England. Common variants and cognates include Elisabeth, Elisa, Elspeth, Isabel, Lisa, Beth, and Elzbieta.