Meaning of the nameElisabete
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Greek origin
- E-li-sa-be-te
- Biblical name
Elisabete is the Portuguese form of Elizabeth, a biblical name from Hebrew Elisheva, which Behind the Name interprets as 'my God is an oath'.
- People (2022)
- 60,638
- Rank in Brazil
- #502
- Median age
- 53 years
- 2010 Census
- 70,460
- people
Elisabete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elisabete, 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 (17,918 people).
60,466 women 172 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 Elisabete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elisabete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.058%
- São Paulo 0.051%
- Santa Catarina 0.036%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.035%
- Paraná 0.031%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 22,732 | 0.051% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 6,321 | 0.058% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 5,682 | 0.035% |
| Bahia | 4,369 | 0.031% |
| Minas Gerais | 3,792 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 3,596 | 0.031% |
| Santa Catarina | 2,764 | 0.036% |
| Pernambuco | 2,084 | 0.023% |
| Ceará | 1,128 | 0.013% |
| Goiás | 1,030 | 0.015% |
| Maranhão | 771 | 0.011% |
| Pará | 729 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 686 | 0.022% |
| Espírito Santo | 601 | 0.016% |
| Distrito Federal | 586 | 0.021% |
| Paraíba | 580 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 556 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso | 506 | 0.014% |
| Sergipe | 494 | 0.022% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 413 | 0.015% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 354 | 0.011% |
| Rondônia | 272 | 0.017% |
| Amazonas | 252 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 131 | 0.009% |
| Amapá | 79 | 0.011% |
| Roraima | 67 | 0.011% |
| Acre | 63 | 0.008% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elisabete
Wiktionary traces Elisabete to Old Galician-Portuguese Elisabet, from Greek Ἐλισάβετ, adapted from Biblical Hebrew, and gives Isabel as a related name. Behind the Name explains Elisheva as el, 'God', and shavaʿ, 'oath', and lists Elisabete and Elizabete among the Portuguese forms. In the Old Testament, Elisheva is the wife of Aaron; in the New, Isabel is the mother of John the Baptist. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 60,638 people named Elisabete, with a median age of 53; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
This is the traditional Portuguese spelling, with a single S and a single T, and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Elisabete
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Elisabete | 60,638 |
| Elisabethe | 2,965 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Elisabete · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Elizabeth · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Elisabeth · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Elisabete
What does the name Elisabete mean?
Elisabete means “'my God is an oath'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Elisabete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 60,638 people with the first name Elisabete, which ranks it number 502 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elisabete a boy's or a girl's name?
Elisabete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 60,466 women and 172 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Elisabete?
Elisabete is a name of Hebrew and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elisabete most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.058% of the state's population is named Elisabete (6,321 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elisabete?
Elisabethe. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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