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The name Elizabeth is used to a great extent; it has 47 variations that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variations of Elizabeth include Elisabeth (used in French, German, and Greek as well), Elsa (used in German and Scandinavian as well), Lilly, Lisa (used in Albanian, Dutch, French, German, and Italian as well), and Sissy (used in German as well). Other English variants include the short forms Beth, Elissa, Elyssa, Liz, Liza, and Lizbeth, and the pet forms Bessie, Bessy, Betsy, Betty, Eliza, Elsie, Libby, Lissy, Lizeth, Lizette, Lizzie, and Lizzy. Variations of Elizabeth used in foreign languages include the German and Italian Betina, the German and Italian Bettina, the Scottish Ealasaid, the German Elisa, the Scandinavian Elisabet, the German Elisabetha, the Italian Elisabetta, the German Elise, the German Elsbeth, the German Else, the German Ilse, the German Liesa, the Dutch and German Liesbeth, the German Liese, the German Liesel, the German Lili, the German Lilli, the German Lisbeth, the French and German Lise, the French Lisette, and the German Sissi. The short forms Lis (Scandinavian) and Lys (Scandinavian), and the pet form Bethan (Welsh) are other foreign variants. See also the related forms, the German, Italian, and Spanish Isabella and the English Lilian. Elizabeth is very popular as a baby name for girls. At the peak of its usage in 1912, 1.454% of baby girls were named Elizabeth. It ranked at #8 then. The baby name has since dropped in popularity, and is of moderate use in recent times. In 2007, it ranked at #10 with a usage of 0.616%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after the German, Italian, and Spanish Isabella, out of all girl names in its group. It was used 47% more than Elizabeth in 2007. The name Elizabeth has mostly been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1989, the name Elizabeth was given to 154 times more girls than boys. KEY: Pronunciation for Elizabeth: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" Details of famous persons named Elizabeth:
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