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Feminine
Estonian
Meaning & History
Eliise is an Estonian short form of the name Eliisabet, which itself is the Estonian equivalent of Elizabeth. Derived from the Hebrew name ʾElishevaʿ, meaning "my God is an oath," Elizabeth has deep biblical roots, appearing as the mother of John the Baptist in the New Testament. In Estonian, Eliise serves as a diminutive, akin to the English name Elise or the German Elise.
Estonian naming conventions often favor short, melodic names, and Eliise fits this tradition. Its usage is primarily in Estonia, where it is considered a feminine given name. Related Estonian variants include Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, and Liisu.
- Meaning: "my God is an oath"
- Origin: Estonian short form of Eliisabet, from the Hebrew Elizabeth
- Usage regions: Estonia
Related Names
Other Languages & Cultures
(Armenian)
Zabel (Basque)
Elixabete (Biblical)
Elisheba (English)
Elizabeth (Swedish)
Elisabeth, Elisabet (Hebrew)
Elisheva (Macedonian)
Elisaveta (Hungarian)
Elizabet (Slovene)
Elizabeta, Ela 1 (Czech)
Alžběta (Slovene)
Izabela (Slovak)
Eliška (Spanish)
Liliana (Swedish)
Isabella (Danish)
Betina (Italian)
Bettina (Spanish)
Eli 3 (Swedish)
Elise, Ella 2 (Norwegian)
Else (Danish)
Elsebeth (German)
Lilli (Swedish)
Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise (Norwegian)
Liss (Danish)
Lissi (Medieval French)
Isabeau (Spanish)
Isabel (Swedish)
Isabelle (German)
Babette (Dutch)
Betje (German)
Elly (Dutch)
Els, Elsje (German)
Ilse (Spanish)
Isa 2 (German)
Lies (Dutch)
Liesbeth (German)
Liese (Dutch)
Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lize (English)
Belle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Bettye, Buffy (Spanish)
Elisa (English)
Elissa 2 (Romanian)
Eliza (English)
Elle, Ellie (Swedish)
Elsa (English)
Elsabeth (Swedish)
Elsie (English)
Elyse, Elyzabeth, Ibbie, Isbel, Isebella, Isi 2, Issy, Izabelle, Izzy, Leanna, Leesa (Romanian)
Liana (English)
Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian (Polish)
Lilianna (English)
Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillia, Lillian, Lilliana, Lillie (French)
Lisette (English)
Liz (Russian)
Liza (Spanish (Latin American))
Lizbeth (English)
Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty (Finnish)
Eliisa, Elsi, Iisa, Liisa, Liisi (French)
Élisabeth, Élise (Hungarian)
Lili (French)
Liliane, Lilianne, Lison, Lyliane, Lys (Limburgish)
Bet (Frisian)
Elske (Galician)
Sabela (Georgian)
Elisabed, Eliso (Portuguese)
Elza (German)
Elsbeth, Elli 2, Ilsa, Isabell, Liesa, Liesel, Liesl, Tina (Greek)
Elisavet (Hawaiian)
Elikapeka (Hungarian)
Erzsébet (Russian)
Izabella (Hungarian)
Bözsi, Erzsi, Liliána, Lilien, Zsóka (Icelandic)
Elísabet, Ísabella, Elísa (Irish)
Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Sibéal (Italian)
Elisabetta (Portuguese)
Elizabete (Latvian)
Jeļizaveta, Elīza, Ilze (Lithuanian)
Elžbieta, Izabelė, Elzė (Macedonian)
Beti, Veta (Manx)
Ealisaid (Medieval English)
Ibb (Swedish)
Lill (Occitan)
Isabèl (Polish)
Elżbieta (Slovene)
Iza (Portuguese)
Belinha, Elisabete (Spanish)
Isabela (Portuguese (Brazilian))
Isabele, Izabel, Lílian (Romanian)
Elisabeta (Russian)
Elizaveta, Yelizaveta, Lizaveta (Scottish)
Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish Gaelic)
Ealasaid, Iseabail, Beileag, Lileas (Serbian)
Jelisaveta, Jela (Slovak)
Alžbeta (Slovene)
Špela (Spanish)
Ysabel (Swedish)
Elsy (Ukrainian)
Yelyzaveta, Yelysaveta (Welsh)
Bethan
Sources: Wiktionary — Eliise