Elizabet
The Hebrew form behind Elżbieta, from Elisheva: "my god is an oath". Fewer than 200 Polish women carry the Elizabet spelling, so most people here have never met one.
Elizabet Pronunciation
Elizabet is pronounced e-lee-ZAH-bet (/ɛliˈzabɛt/).
What Elizabet means
Where Elizabet comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Elizabet reaches back to the Hebrew Elisheva, and its short meaning is plain: my god is an oath. The name binds a person to a promise sworn before God. In Poland the form hardened into `Elżbieta`, and everyday speech softened it again into `Ela` and `Elka`.
One bearer fixed the name in Christian memory. Luke's Gospel names Elżbieta as the mother of John the Baptist. Centuries later Elżbieta Węgierska, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, gave Polish calendars a name-day on 19 November. She died at twenty-four, known for feeding the poor.
A teacher reads Elżbieta from the class register. The girl answers with Ela. Both name the same oath, one formal, one worn smooth by use. The full form waits on the birth certificate at the urząd. My god is an oath.
How many people are named Elizabet
1 in 132611 women in Poland is named Elizabet. 170 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2451 among female names.
Elizabet's popularity over time
3 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1231 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2016.
Where Elizabet is most popular
Elizabet is most popular in Opole, 1984% above the national average (4 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Lesser Poland (+217%) and Masovian (+36%).
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Opole4 girls born+1984%
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Lesser Poland3 girls born+217%
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Masovian2 girls born+36%
Elizabet as a middle name
Elizabet is a first name for 170 women in Poland and a middle name for another 57, a 75/25 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 907th, between Bettina (57) and Juliet (57).
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#905 Beth57
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#906 Bettina57
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#907 Elizabet57
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#908 Juliet57
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#909 Mika57