Elizabeth
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Elizabeth or Elisabeth is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name Elisheva
, meaning "God's promise," "oath of God," or "I am God’s daughter." Elizabeth and Elisabeth are the parent unit names of Lisa, Lilly, Beth, Betty, and Ella; Elsa, Isabel, and Isabella are etymologically related variants.
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Elisheva
Elisheva or Elisheba was the wife of Aaron "the priest" , the forefather of the Kohanim, the Jewish priests, in the Bible. She is a daughter of Amminadab, and a sister of Nahshon, from the Tribe of Judah. According to later Jewish tradition, she is buried in the Tomb of the Matriarchs in Tiberias...
, meaning "God's promise," "oath of God," or "I am God’s daughter." Elizabeth and Elisabeth are the parent unit names of Lisa, Lilly, Beth, Betty, and Ella; Elsa, Isabel, and Isabella are etymologically related variants.
Saints (from whom other Elizabeths are namesakes)
- Elisabeth (Biblical person)Elizabeth (Biblical person)Elizabeth is also spelled Elisabeth or Elisheva...
, the mother of John the Baptist - St. Elizabeth of AragonElizabeth of AragonElizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:...
, "Queen Saint Elizabeth" - St. Elisabeth of HungaryElisabeth of HungaryElizabeth of Hungary, T.O.S.F., was a princess of the Kingdom of Hungary, Countess of Thuringia, Germany and a greatly-venerated Catholic saint. Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. She then became one of the first members of the newly-founded Third Order of St. Francis,...
, the daughter of King Andrew II of Hungary - St. Elizabeth Ann SetonElizabeth Ann SetonSaint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church . She established Catholic communities in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
, the first canonized American saint - St. Elizabeth of SchönauElizabeth of SchönauElizabeth of Schönau was a German Benedictine visionary. When her writings were published, the title of "Saint" was added to her name. She was never canonized, but in 1584 her name was entered in the Roman Martyrology and has remained there...
- St. Elizabeth the Holy New Martyr (Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864–1918)
Empresses
- Elizabeth of Russia
- Elisabeth of BavariaElisabeth of BavariaElisabeth of Austria was the spouse of Franz Joseph I, and therefore both Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. She also held the titles of Queen of Bohemia and Croatia, among others...
, wife of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, also known as Empress Elisabeth or "Sisi"- Elisabeth (musical)Elisabeth (musical)Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
, about her life
- Elisabeth (musical)
- Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden), wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia; born as Princess Louise of Baden and took the name Elizaveta Alexeievna upon her conversion to the Russian Orthodox Church
- Elizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
, as Empress of India, the wife of the King-Emperor George VI of the United Kingdom - Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelElisabeth Christine of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelElisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; and Archduchess of Austria by her marriage to Emperor Charles VI. She was renowned for her delicate beauty and also for being the mother of Empress...
, consort of Emperor Charles VI
Queens regnant of England and the United Kingdom
- Elizabeth I of EnglandElizabeth I of EnglandElizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
- Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Belgian princess and queens consort
- Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, oldest child of heir apparent Philippe of Belgium
- Elisabeth of Bavaria (1876–1965), spouse of King Albert I of Belgium
Many queens of various countries
- See Queen Elizabeth (disambiguation) for a partial listing.
Other royal women
- Elizabeth I of BohemiaElisabeth of Bohemia, Princess PalatineElisabeth of the Palatinate , also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia, was the eldest daughter of Frederick V, who was briefly elected King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart. She ruled the Herford Abbey as Princess-Abbess Elizabeth III...
, Bohemian princess and philosopher - Elizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of BohemiaElizabeth of Bohemia was the eldest daughter of King James VI and I, King of Scotland, England, Ireland, and Anne of Denmark. As the wife of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, she was Electress Palatine and briefly Queen of Bohemia...
, daughter of James VI&I of Scotland & England, the "Winter Queen" of Bohemia, and grandmother of George I of Great Britain - Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth of YorkElizabeth of York was Queen consort of England as spouse of King Henry VII from 1486 until 1503, and mother of King Henry VIII of England....
(1466–1503), the Queen Consort of King Henry VII of England - Elisabeth of RomaniaElisabeth of RomaniaElisabeth of Romania was the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece.-Biography:...
(1894–1956), the Queen Consort of King George II of Greece - Princess Elisabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt (1864-1918), Russian grand duchess and Orthodox matryr, wife of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia and granddaughter of Queen Victoria
- Princess Elizabeth of YugoslaviaPrincess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia-Arms:HRH Princess Jelisaveta was granted heraldic arms in June 2008. Her motto translates into English as Service Is Love In Action.-Ancestry:-See also:*Politics of Serbia*Serbian presidential elections, 2004*Prince Paul of Yugoslavia*-References:...
- Princess Elizabeth of the United KingdomPrincess Elizabeth of the United KingdomThe Princess Elizabeth was a member of the British Royal Family, the seventh child and third daughter of King George III and Queen Charlotte...
(1770–1840), daughter of George III - Elizabeth BáthoryElizabeth BáthoryCountess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a countess from the renowned Báthory family of Hungarian nobility. Although in modern times she has been labelled the most prolific serial killer in history, the number of murders has been debated...
(1560–1614), niece of the Polish King Stephen Báthory; Hungarian countess and murderess - Élisabeth de France (Elisabeth Philippine Marie Helene), sister of Louis XVI of France, also known as Madame Elisabeth
Cuisine
- Eliza ActonEliza ActonElizabeth "Eliza" Acton was an English poet and cook who produced one of the country's first cookbooks aimed at the domestic reader rather than the professional cook or chef, Modern Cookery for Private Families. In this book she introduced the now-universal practice of listing the ingredients and...
, full name Elizabeth Acton - Elizabeth Craig (chef)
- Elizabeth DavidElizabeth DavidElizabeth David CBE was a British cookery writer who, in the mid-20th century, strongly influenced the revitalisation of the art of home cookery with articles and books about European cuisines and traditional British dishes.Born to an upper-class family, David rebelled against social norms of the...
- Elizabeth Falkner
Fictional characters
- Elizabeth Lavenza from FrankensteinFrankensteinFrankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
- Elizabeth BennetElizabeth BennetElizabeth Bennet, later Elizabeth Darcy, is the protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family...
from Pride and Prejudice - Elizabeth F. Beurling, a fictional character from the anime/manga series Strike WitchesStrike Witchesis a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. It was later adapted into two light novel series, three manga series, an anime OVA, a televised anime series and various video games. The story revolves around teenage girls who are...
- Elizabeth SwannElizabeth SwannElizabeth Swann is a major character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series produced by Walt Disney Pictures. She appears in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and its two sequels, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End...
from the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy - Elizabeth "Beth" March, a character in Louisa May Alcott's novel Little WomenLittle WomenLittle Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott . The book was written and set in the Alcott family home, Orchard House, in Concord, Massachusetts. It was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869...
- Liz LemonLiz LemonElizabeth Miervaldis "Liz" Lemon is the main character of the American television series 30 Rock. She is portrayed by Tina Fey, who is also the creator of the series and its showrunner.-Personal history:...
, played by Tina Fey in the television series 30 Rock - Elizabeth "Effy" Stonem, played by Kaya Scodelario in the e4 series Skins
Other people
- Elizabeth BanksElizabeth BanksElizabeth Maresal Mitchell , known professionally as Elizabeth Banks, is an American actress. Banks had her film debut in the low-budget independent film Surrender Dorothy...
(born 1974), American actress - Elizabeth Barrett BrowningElizabeth Barrett BrowningElizabeth Barrett Browning was one of the most prominent poets of the Victorian era. Her poetry was widely popular in both England and the United States during her lifetime. A collection of her last poems was published by her husband, Robert Browning, shortly after her death.-Early life:Members...
(1806–1861), English poet - Elisabeth BeresfordElisabeth BeresfordElisabeth 'Liza' Beresford, MBE was a British author of children's books, best known for creating The Wombles. Born into a family with many literary connections, she worked as a journalist but struggled for success until she created the Wombles in the 1960s...
(1926–2010), British writer - Elizabeth Berridge (actress) (born 1962), American actress
- Elisabeth BrooksElisabeth BrooksElisabeth Brooks was a Canadian film and television actress.Brooks was born Elisabeth Brooks Luyties in Toronto, Ontario and began her acting career aged five encompassing both stage and screen...
, (1951-1997), Canadian actress - Elisabeth BykovaElisabeth BykovaElisaveta Ivanovna Bykova was a Soviet chess player and the third and fifth Women's World Chess Champion, from 1953 until 1956, and again from 1958 to 1962.In 1938 she won the women's Moscow championship and after the second world war she was a...
, Soviet former Women's World Chess Champion - Elizabeth CollinsElizabeth CollinsElizabeth Collins is a female swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the freestyle events.Collins claimed two silver medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
, Canadian swimmer - Miss ElizabethMiss ElizabethElizabeth Ann Hulette , best known as Miss Elizabeth, was an American professional wrestling manager. She gained international fame from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation, and the mid-1990s in World Championship Wrestling in her role as the manager to the late...
(1960-2003; born Elizabeth Ann Hulette) American professional wrestling valet - Elisabeth Fritzl, Austrian woman who was a victim of incest and imprisoned by her father
- Elisabeth HasselbeckElisabeth HasselbeckElisabeth Hasselbeck is an American television talk show host and television personality. She was a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback and is a current co-host on the daytime talk show The View .-Early life:...
(born 1977), American television personality - Elizabeth MarquardtElizabeth MarquardtElizabeth Marquardt is author of Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce which reports the first national study in the United States of grown children of divorce. In 2001, she co-authored a national study titled "Hooking Up, Hanging Out, and Hoping for Mr...
, American writer - Elizabeth MayElizabeth MayElizabeth Evans May, OC, MP is an American-born Canadian Member of Parliament, environmentalist, writer, activist, lawyer, and the leader of the Green Party of Canada. She was the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006. She became a Canadian citizen in 1978.May's...
, leader of the Green Party of Canada - Elizabeth MontgomeryElizabeth MontgomeryElizabeth Victoria Montgomery was an American film and television actress whose career spanned five decades. She is perhaps best remembered for her roles as Samantha Stephens in Bewitched, as Ellen Harrod in A Case of Rape and as Lizzie Borden in The Legend of Lizzie Borden.-Early life:Born in Los...
(1933–1995), American actress - Elisabeth Noelle-NeumannElisabeth Noelle-NeumannElisabeth Noelle-Neumann was a German political scientist. Her most famous contribution is the model of the spiral of silence, detailed in The Spiral of Silence : Public Opinion – Our Social Skin...
(1916–2010), German political scientist - Elizabeth PerkinsElizabeth PerkinsElizabeth Ann Perkins is an American actress. Her film roles have included Big, The Flintstones, Miracle on 34th Street, About Last Night..., and Avalon...
(born 1960), American actress - Elisabeth SoderstromElisabeth SöderströmElisabeth Anna Söderström CBE was a Swedish soprano, who performed both opera and song. She was particularly well known for her recordings of the lead soprano roles in the three Janáček operas Jenůfa, Káťa Kabanová, and The Makropoulos Affair, all of which received Gramophone Awards...
(1927–2009), Swedish singer - Elizabeth Spencer (soprano)Elizabeth Spencer (soprano)Elizabeth Spencer was an American singer during the later 19th century and early 20th century.She is primarily remembered as a recording artist for Thomas Alva Edison...
, American recording artist for Thomas Alva Edison - Elizabeth Stromeyer, wife of Charles Stromeyer, (possibly) the only documented example of a person with eidetic memoryEidetic memoryEidetic , commonly referred to as photographic memory, is a medical term, popularly defined as the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme precision and in abundant volume. The word eidetic, referring to extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall not limited to, but...
- Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth TaylorDame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
(1932-2011), Anglo-American Actress
Ships
- HMS ElizabethHMS ElizabethTwelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elizabeth. Another ship has been named HMS Queen Elizabeth, whilst one was planned and another is currently under construction. Most have been named in honour of Queen Elizabeth of England:...
, various ships - Elisabeth (schooner), built in 1922
Places
Australia- Elizabeth, South AustraliaElizabeth, South AustraliaElizabeth is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Playford.-History:Elizabeth was established in 1955 as part of a planned satellite town by the South Australian Housing Trust on rural land between the older towns of Salisbury and...
- Elizabeth ReefElizabeth ReefElizabeth Reef is a coral reef in the Tasman Sea. The reef is separated by a deep oceanic pass, some 45 km wide, from nearby Middleton Reef, both of which are part of the underwater plateau known as the Lord Howe Rise. Elizabeth Reef is around 160 km from Lord Howe Island and...
South Africa
- Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
United States
- Elizabeth, ColoradoElizabeth, ColoradoThe Town of Elizabeth is a Statutory Town that is the most populous town in Elbert County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,434 at the U.S. Census 2000.-History:...
- Elizabeth, IllinoisElizabeth, IllinoisElizabeth is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 761 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Elizabeth is located at ....
- Elizabeth, IndianaElizabeth, IndianaElizabeth is a town in Posey Township, Harrison County, Indiana, United States. The population was 162 at the 2010 census. It was founded in 1812 and named for Elizabeth Veach, wife of the landowner who donated the land for the town.-History:...
- Elizabeth, LouisianaElizabeth, LouisianaElizabeth is a town in Allen Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 574 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Elizabeth is located at ....
- Elizabeth, MinnesotaElizabeth, MinnesotaElizabeth is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 173 at the 2010 census. It has gained the nickname of E-town by some of the residents.-Geography:...
- Elizabeth, New JerseyElizabeth, New JerseyElizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
(largest city with the name in the United States) - Elizabeth, PennsylvaniaElizabeth, PennsylvaniaElizabeth is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Monongahela River, where Pennsylvania Route 51 crosses, upstream of Pittsburgh and close to the county line. The population was 1,493 at the 2010 census...
- Elizabeth, West VirginiaElizabeth, West VirginiaElizabeth is a town in Wirt County, West Virginia along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 994 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wirt County. The townsite of Elizabeth was settled by William Beauchamp in 1796, and was known as "Beauchamp's Mills" until 1817, when it was named...
- Elizabeth City, North CarolinaElizabeth City, North CarolinaElizabeth City is a city in Pasquotank County and Camden County in the State of North Carolina. With a population of 18,683 at the 2010 census, Elizabeth City is the county seat of Pasquotank County....
- Elizabeth IslandsElizabeth IslandsThe Elizabeth Islands are a chain of small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States. They are located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound, and constitute the town of...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010... - Elizabethtown, KentuckyElizabethtown, KentuckyElizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...
- Elizabethtown, North CarolinaElizabethtown, North CarolinaElizabethtown is a town in Bladen County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,698 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Bladen County.-Geography:Elizabethtown is located at ....
- Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation)
- Elizabethton, TennesseeElizabethton, TennesseeElizabethton is the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is also the historical site both of the first independent American government located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original thirteen British American colonies.Elizabethton is also the...
- Elizabethtown (disambiguation)
- Cape Elizabeth, MaineCape Elizabeth, MaineCape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area...
- Lake Elizabeth Township, MinnesotaLake Elizabeth Township, MinnesotaLake Elizabeth Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- St. Elizabeth, MissouriSt. Elizabeth, MissouriSt. Elizabeth is a village in Miller County, Missouri, United States. The population was 336 at the 2010 census.-Geography:St. Elizabeth is located at ....
Media and entertainment
Films and television series- Elizabeth R (TV series)Elizabeth RElizabeth R is a BBC television drama serial of six 85-minute plays starring Glenda Jackson in the title role. It was first broadcast on BBC2 from February to March 1971, through the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia and broadcast in America on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre.- Episodes...
, 1971 - Elizabeth (telenovela)Elizabeth (telenovela)Elizabeth was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. This telenovela was written by Pilar Romero and Clemente de la Cerda was its director...
, 1980 - Elizabeth (film)Elizabeth (film)Elizabeth is a 1998 biographical film written by Michael Hirst, directed by Shekhar Kapur, and starring Cate Blanchett in the title role of Queen Elizabeth I of England, alongside Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Fiennes, Sir John Gielgud, Fanny Ardant and Richard Attenborough...
, 1998 - Elizabeth I (TV miniseries), 2005
- Elizabethtown (film)Elizabethtown (film)Elizabethtown is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Alec Baldwin has a small role as a CEO of an athletic shoe company and Susan Sarandon appears as a grieving widow...
, 2005 - Elizabeth: The Golden Age, 2007
Stage
- Elisabeth (musical)Elisabeth (musical)Elisabeth is a Viennese, German-language musical commissioned by the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien , with book/lyrics by Michael Kunze and music by Sylvester Levay. It portrays the life and death of the Empress consort of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, wife of Emperor Franz Joseph I...
, a Viennese, German-language musical written by Michael Kunze and composed by Sylvester Levay
Songs
- "Elizabeth" by AidenAidenAiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
- "Elisabeth" by Billy GilmanBilly GilmanWilliam Wendell "Billy" Gilman III is an American country music artist. In 2000, at the age of 12, he debuted with the single "One Voice," a Top 20 hit on the Billboard country music charts and became the youngest singer to a Top 40 hit on the country music charts...
- "Elizabeth" by Catie CurtisCatie CurtisCatie Curtis is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been categorized in several genres, including pop, rock, alternative country, indie and folk. She has recorded 11 CDs. The most recent, Stretch Limousine On Fire, will be released in August 2011 on Compass Records.-Early life:Catie...
- "Elisabeth" by Hansi HinterseerHansi HinterseerHans "Hansi" Hinterseer is an Austrian singer, actor, entertainer and former alpine skier.In the 1970s, Hans Hinterseer became famous as a member of the Austrian Ski Team. He won six alpine skiing World Cup races in Slalom skiing and Giant Slalom skiing. In 1973 he won the alpine skiing World Cup...
- Elizabeth (Statler Brothers song) by The Statler Brothers
- "Elizabeth" by Street DogsStreet DogsStreet Dogs are a punk rock band originally from Boston, Massachusetts. The band's current line-up includes Mike McColgan, former lead singer of Dropkick Murphys, Johnny Rioux, Marcus Hollar, Tobe Bean III and Paul Rucker.-History:...
- "Elizabeth" by Trading YesterdayTrading YesterdayThe Age of Information is an American pop rock band originally formed in 2003 by David Hodges and Mark Colbert under the name Trading Yesterday, and later joined by Steven McMorran...
Albums
- Elisabeth (album), a 1990 album by Elisabeth Andreassen
- "Elizabeth" by Killah PriestKillah PriestWalter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
Poems
- "Elizabeth" by Edgar Alan Poe