Elisabeth

Elisabeth is a female first name having for origin Hebrew elicheva meaning “God is promise” or “God is my residence”.

Alternatives

The Elisabeth first name gave place to many diminutives and nicknames, of which some became in their turn of true first names:

In the Old Testament, this first name was in particular carried by Élischeba (Elisabeth), wife of Aaron and sister-in-law of Moïse and Myriam
In the New Testament, this first name was carried by holy Elisabeth, which was called then " Elisheva" in Hebrew, the mother of the prophet Jean-Baptiste, whom it put at the world whereas it was very old.

Its festival is the November 17th.

Holy Elisabeth of Hungary (1207-1231), also called holy Elisabeth de Thuringe, celebrated the November 17th,
holy Elisabeth or Isabelle d' Aragon (1271-1336), so called holy Elisabeth of Portugal, queen of Portugal, celebrated the July 4th
holy Elisabeth, abbess, celebrated the June 18th.
holy Elisabeth Bichier of Old the, founder of the Girls of the Cross

Happy Elisabeth of the Trinity, celebrated on November 9th
Happy Elisabeth Salviati, died in the 1519, celebrated on February 11th
Happy Elisabeth, said the Good one, died in the 1420, celebrated on November 25th

Elisabeth I {{Re}}, Queen of England (1558-1603),
Elisabeth II, queen of Antigua-and-Barbuda, of Australia, of the Bahamas, of Barbados, of Belize, of Canada, of the Grenade, of Jamaica, of New Zealand, of New Guinea-News-Guinea, of the United Kingdom, Saint-Christophe-and-Niévès, of St Lucia, Saint-Vincent-and them Grenadian, the Solomon Islands and Tuvaludu (1926-),
Elisabeth, palatine, remarkable princess by her love for sciences (1618-1680),
Elisabeth I {{Re}}, empress of Russia (1709-1762),
Elisabeth of Austria, queen of France (1554-1592),
Elisabeth of Austria, known as Sissi , empress of Austria and queen of Hungary (1837-1898),
Elisabeth de France, queen of Spain (1545-1568), wife of Philippe II of Spain
Elisabeth de France, queen of Spain (1602-1644), girl of Henri IV and Marie de Médicis, wife of Philippe IV of Spain and mother of the queen Marie-Therese of Austria, double cousin and first wife of Louis XIV,
Elisabeth de France known as Mrs Elisabeth (1764-1794), sister of Louis XVI, of which it shared the captivity with the Temple and who perishes on the scaffold in 1794,
Elisabeth Farnèse, queen of Spain (1692-1766)
Elisabeth of Belgium, queen of the Belgians (1876-1965),

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