Meaning of the nameElisabethe
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Greek origin
- E-li-sa-be-the
- Biblical name
Elisabethe is a spelling of the name Elisabete, which means “'my God is an oath'”.
Meaning
“'my God is an oath'”
Meaning of the name Elisabete, of which Elisabethe is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Elizabeth
- People (2022)
- 2,965
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,932
- Median age
- 57 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,203
- people
Elisabethe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elisabethe, 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 (777 people).
2,957 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 Elisabethe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elisabethe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 962 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 388 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 252 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 239 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 131 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 130 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 125 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 71 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 65 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 60 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 46 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 42 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 36 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 31 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 26 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 25 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Elisabethe
It writes TH, as in Elisabeth, which Behind the Name gives as a German and Dutch form, and keeps the final E of the Portuguese form.
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.
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 Elisabethe
What does the name Elisabethe mean?
Elisabethe means “'my God is an oath'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Elisabete, of which Elisabethe is a spelling.
How many people are named Elisabethe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,965 people with the first name Elisabethe, which ranks it number 3,932 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elisabethe a boy's or a girl's name?
Elisabethe is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,957 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Elisabethe?
Elisabethe is a name of Hebrew and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elisabethe most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Elisabethe (388 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elisabethe?
Elisabete. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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