Meaning of the nameElisabet
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- E-li-sa-bet
- Biblical name
Elisabet is a spelling of the name Elisabeth, which means “'my God is an oath', from Hebrew Elisheva”.
Meaning
“'my God is an oath', from Hebrew Elisheva”
Meaning of the name Elisabeth, of which Elisabet is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Elisabeth
- People (2022)
- 2,171
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,837
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,459
- people
Elisabet in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elisabet, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (600 people).
2,164 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Elisabet is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elisabet in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 511 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 274 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 250 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 237 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 217 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 141 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 108 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 38 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 30 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 29 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 18 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Elisabet
Wiktionary records it in Portuguese as an alternative form of Elisabete; it is also the spelling of the Old Galician-Portuguese from which, according to the same dictionary, Elisabete comes.
About the name Elisabeth
Elisabeth comes from the Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva), 'my God is an oath', according to Wiktionary; in the New Testament, it is the name of the mother of John the Baptist. Behind the Name describes it as the German and Dutch form of Elizabeth, also used in English because it is the spelling in the King James Version of the English Bible. In Portuguese, Wiktionary records the name as Elisabete. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 25,433 people named Elisabeth, with a median age of 57. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Elisabeth
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Elisabeth | 25,433 |
| Elisabet | 2,171 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Elisabeth · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Elisabete · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Elisabet · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Elisabeth · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Elisabet
What does the name Elisabet mean?
Elisabet means “'my God is an oath', from Hebrew Elisheva”, according to Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Elisabeth, of which Elisabet is a spelling.
How many people are named Elisabet in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,171 people with the first name Elisabet, which ranks it number 4,837 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elisabet a boy's or a girl's name?
Elisabet is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,164 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Elisabet?
Elisabet is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elisabet most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.003% of the state's population is named Elisabet (217 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elisabet?
Elisabeth. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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