Elyzaveta
A Ukrainian spelling of a Hebrew name meaning "god is my oath". In Poland it barely registers: only about 150 women carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Elyzaveta Pronunciation
What Elyzaveta means
Where Elyzaveta comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Elyzaveta begins in Hebrew, in the older name Elisheva. Its meaning is god is my oath, a promise of faithfulness sworn to God. The name reaches Ukrainian through Greek and Church Slavonic, keeping that Hebrew core intact. The vow is old.
In Ukraine the name settles as Yelyzaveta, and Elyzaveta is the spelling that carries it into Latin letters. It is the eastern cousin of Elizabeth, of Polish Elżbieta, of Spanish Isabel. All of them grew from the same short Hebrew oath, and each language bent the sound a little.
On a Polish class register, Elyzaveta stands a little apart from the Elżbietas around it, its Ukrainian shape plain to any teacher reading the roll. A girl who writes it on a form at the urząd writes a name that means god is my oath.
How many people are named Elyzaveta
1 in 146389 women in Poland is named Elyzaveta. 154 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2602 among female names.
Elyzaveta's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.