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Elizabet

ኤልዛቤት

/eh-lee-za-BET/Amharic · a girl’s name

“Elizabeth; “God is my oath””

How to say it
eh-lee-za-BET
Traditional Amharic spelling
ኤልዛቤት
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ElizabetElizabethElisabetኤልዛቤት

Nicknames & short forms

Liza

From the same family

01Abdullah“Servant (or worshipper) of God.”Amharicmale→︎02Alazar“Eleazar; God has helped”Amharicmale→︎03Amanuel“God is with us”Amharicmale→︎04Amleset“God has restored/returned her.”Amharicfemale→︎05Bamlak“By God’s grace”Amharicmale→︎06Banchiamlak“God is with you”Amharicfemale→︎07Bereket“A blessing and gift from God”Amharicany→︎08Berhanu“May God’s light shine through him”Amharicmale→︎09Bethel“House of God.”Amharicfemale→︎10Egziabher“God; a name expressing reverence for the Lord”Amharicmale→︎11Elshadai“El Shaddai; God Almighty, expressing divine protection and strength”Amharicmale→︎12Emanuel“God is with us; a name expressing divine closeness”Amharicmale→︎