Meaning of the nameElizabete
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Greek origin
- E-li-za-be-te
- Biblical name
Elizabete is a female name of Hebrew origin, the Z spelling of Elisabete, the Portuguese form of the Hebrew Elisheva, read as 'my God is an oath'.
- People (2022)
- 94,843
- Rank in Brazil
- #333
- Median age
- 52 years
- 2010 Census
- 123,879
- people
Elizabete in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elizabete, 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 (26,424 people).
94,499 women 344 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 Elizabete is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elizabete in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Pernambuco 0.067%
- Paraná 0.060%
- Rondônia 0.054%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.053%
- São Paulo 0.053%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 23,428 | 0.053% |
| Minas Gerais | 10,284 | 0.050% |
| Bahia | 7,395 | 0.052% |
| Paraná | 6,853 | 0.060% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,843 | 0.043% |
| Pernambuco | 6,061 | 0.067% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 4,687 | 0.043% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,463 | 0.046% |
| Pará | 2,774 | 0.034% |
| Ceará | 2,754 | 0.031% |
| Goiás | 2,501 | 0.035% |
| Maranhão | 1,893 | 0.028% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,851 | 0.048% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,690 | 0.046% |
| Paraíba | 1,621 | 0.041% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,468 | 0.053% |
| Alagoas | 1,414 | 0.045% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,283 | 0.039% |
| Piauí | 1,220 | 0.037% |
| Amazonas | 1,184 | 0.030% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,171 | 0.042% |
| Sergipe | 1,019 | 0.046% |
| Rondônia | 857 | 0.054% |
| Tocantins | 459 | 0.030% |
| Amapá | 227 | 0.031% |
| Roraima | 226 | 0.036% |
| Acre | 217 | 0.026% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Elizabete
Wiktionary records Elizabete as an alternative form of Elisabete, which comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Elisabet, from the Greek Ἐλισάβετ and from Biblical Hebrew. Behind the Name gives Elisabete and Elizabete as Portuguese forms of Elizabeth and explains the Hebrew ʾElishevaʿ as 'my God is an oath', from ʾel, 'God', and shavaʿ, 'oath'. In the Bible, the Hebrew form is the name of Aaron's wife, and the Greek form is the name of John the Baptist's mother. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 94,843 people named Elizabete, almost always women, with a median age of 52.
Uses Z in place of the S of Elisabete and is the most recorded spelling in the group; the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Elisabete and Elisabethe among its spelling variants.
Other spellings of Elizabete
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Elizabete | 94,843 |
| Elizabethe | 8,165 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Elisabete · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Elizabete · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Behind the Name: Elizabeth · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Elisabete · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Elizabete · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Elizabete
What does the name Elizabete mean?
Elizabete means “my God is an oath”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Elizabete in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 94,843 people with the first name Elizabete, which ranks it number 333 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elizabete a boy's or a girl's name?
Elizabete is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 94,499 women and 344 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Elizabete?
Elizabete is a name of Hebrew and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elizabete most common?
Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.067% of the state's population is named Elizabete (6,061 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elizabete?
Elizabethe. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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