# Elisabet
## Catalan
### Proper noun

Elisabet f
* Elizabeth

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Cebuanized form Elizabeth.

### Proper noun

Elisabet
* (biblical) the mother of John the Baptist
* (biblical) Elisheba, the wife of Aaron
* a female given name from Hebrew

#### Usage notes

Often used to replace Isabel in US printed bibles.

## Dutch
### Proper noun

Elisabet f
* Rare spelling of Elisabeth.

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Elisabet
* a female given name

#### Related terms

* Eliisabet, Eliise, Elis, Elisabeth, Lii, Liis, Liisa, Liisbet, Liisi

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Elisabet f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Elisabet: Elisabetarson
* daughter of Elisabet: Elisabetardóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish Elisabet, equivalent to English Elizabeth, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾĕlîšeḇaʿ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈelisɑbet/, [ˈe̞liˌs̠ɑ̝be̞t̪]
* Rhymes: -ɑbet
* Syllabification: E‧li‧sa‧bet

### Proper noun

Elisabet
* Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.
** 1776, The Holy Bible, Luke 1:5:Herodeksen, Juudean kuninkaan, aikana oli pappi, Sakarias nimeltä, Abian vuorosta; ja hänen emäntänsä Aaronin tyttäristä, ja hänen nimensä Elisabet.There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
* a female given name
** 1941, Helvi Hämäläinen, Säädyllinen murhenäytelmä, WSOY (2007), →ISBN, page 182:—Sinun ei pidä ajatella sitä, Elisabet, sanoi hän,—Elisabet sanassa oli vadelmatäytteisen karamellin maku——You should not think about it, Elisabet, he said. —The word Elisabet has a taste like that of raspberry sweets—

#### Usage notes

* This form does not fit Finnish phonology well, and so it is rarely given it as a first name, though it is common enough as a middle name. The most common vernacular form is Liisa.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Elisabet (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :

#### Related terms

* Eliisa, Elisa, Eliisabet, Elli, Elsa, Else, Elsi, Liisa, Liisi, Lilli

#### Statistics

* Elisabet is the 592nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 481 female individuals (and as a middle name to 25,282 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Elisabet
* Elizabeth (biblical character)
* a female given name, usually spelled Elisabeth

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Elisabet f
* a female given name; Alternative form of Elisabete

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Elisabet c (genitive Elisabets)
* Elizabeth (biblical character)
* a female given name, also spelled Elisabeth

#### Usage notes

* Popular as a middle name.

#### Related terms

* Elise, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Isabella, Isabelle, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Liselott, Liselotte

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 151 080 females with the given name Elisabet (compared to 201 328 named Elisabeth) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.