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Meaning of the nameElizabet

Elizabet is a spelling of the name Elizabeth, which means “'my God is an oath', from Hebrew”.

Meaning

“'my God is an oath', from Hebrew”

Meaning of the name Elizabeth, of which Elizabet is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Elizabeth · Behind the Name: Elizabeth

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People (2022)
4,419
Rank in Brazil
#2,988
Median age
54 years
2010 Census
5,146
people

Elizabet in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elizabet, 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 (1,248 people).

4,398 women 21 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 Elizabet is most common

States with the highest share of people named Elizabet in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Minas Gerais 0.004%
  2. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.004%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.004%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.003%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo8340.002%
Minas Gerais7480.004%
Rio de Janeiro4300.003%
Paraná2950.003%
Santa Catarina2690.004%
Rio Grande do Sul2290.002%
Goiás1910.003%
Pará1590.002%
Bahia1560.001%
Pernambuco1480.002%
Maranhão1210.002%
Mato Grosso1160.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul1000.004%
Amazonas990.003%
Espírito Santo970.003%
Ceará740.001%
Paraíba480.001%
Distrito Federal470.002%
Rondônia450.003%
Rio Grande do Norte440.001%
Alagoas380.001%
Piauí340.001%
Sergipe290.001%
Tocantins260.002%
Roraima210.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Elizabet

Without the final H. Wiktionary gives it as an alternative form of Elisabete.

About the name Elizabeth

According to Wiktionary, Elizabeth comes from Ancient Greek Elisábet, a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ, 'my God is an oath'. Behind the Name gives the same meaning and notes that the Hebrew form is the name of Elisheba, wife of Aaron, in the Old Testament, and the Greek one that of the mother of John the Baptist, in the New Testament; among the Portuguese forms, it lists Elisabete, Elizabete and Isabel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 70,028 people named Elizabeth, with a median age of 55. Elizabet is the spelling without the final H.

Other spellings of Elizabeth

SpellingPeople (2022)
Elizabeth70,028
Elizabet4,419

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Elizabeth · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Elizabeth · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Elizabet · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Elizabet

What does the name Elizabet mean?

Elizabet means “'my God is an oath', from Hebrew”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Elizabeth, of which Elizabet is a spelling.

How many people are named Elizabet in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,419 people with the first name Elizabet, which ranks it number 2,988 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Elizabet a boy's or a girl's name?

Elizabet is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,398 women and 21 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elizabet?

Elizabet is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Elizabet most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.004% of the state's population is named Elizabet (748 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Elizabet?

Elizabeth. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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