Meaning of the nameElizabethe
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Greek origin
- E-li-za-be-the
- Biblical name
Elizabethe is a spelling of the name Elizabete, which means “my God is an oath”.
Meaning
“my God is an oath”
Meaning of the name Elizabete, of which Elizabethe is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Elizabeth
- People (2022)
- 8,165
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,958
- Median age
- 54 years
- 2010 Census
- 5,913
- people
Elizabethe in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Elizabethe, 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 (2,143 people).
8,135 women 30 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 Elizabethe is most common
States with the highest share of people named Elizabethe in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
- Espírito Santo 0.006%
- Amazonas 0.005%
- Minas Gerais 0.005%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.005%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,977 | 0.005% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,108 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,022 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 471 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 387 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 343 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 312 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 278 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 240 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 226 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 208 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 205 | 0.005% |
| Ceará | 187 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 182 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 154 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 146 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 130 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 117 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 109 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 77 | 0.003% |
| Piauí | 70 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 62 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 46 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 36 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 36 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 23 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Elizabethe
Joins the TH of the English form Elizabeth to the final E of the Portuguese forms; proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
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 Elizabethe
What does the name Elizabethe mean?
Elizabethe means “my God is an oath”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Elizabete, of which Elizabethe is a spelling.
How many people are named Elizabethe in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,165 people with the first name Elizabethe, which ranks it number 1,958 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Elizabethe a boy's or a girl's name?
Elizabethe is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,135 women and 30 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Elizabethe?
Elizabethe is a name of Hebrew and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Elizabethe most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.007% of the state's population is named Elizabethe (1,108 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Elizabethe?
Elizabete. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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