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Elizabeth

Elizabeth¹ definition

Eliza·beth (ē liz′ə bət̸h, i-)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Elsie, Libby, Lisa, Liz; var. Elisabeth, Eliza
Bible the mother of John the Baptist and a kinswoman of Mary: Luke 1

Etymology: LL(Ec) Elizabetha < Gr(Ec) Elisabet < Heb elisheva, lit., God is (my) oath

Elizabeth² definition

Eliza·beth (ē liz′ə bət̸h′, i-)

1533-1603; queen of England (1558-1603): daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn
(born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) 1926-; queen of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (1952-); head of the Commonwealth; daughter of George VI

Elizabeth³ definition

Eliza·beth (ē liz′ə bət̸h, i-)

city in NE N.J., adjacent to Newark: pop. 121,000

Etymology: after the wife of Sir George Carteret (1610?-80), proprietor of a colony in the region