Ealasaid

Girl · Hebrew, through Scottish Gaelic

Ealasaid

Say it: YAL-uh-satch

Meaning

Gaelic form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheba, usually explained as 'my God is an oath'.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Scottish

The family of the name

English	Elizabeth
Scots	Elspeth

Names worth a look

OighrigGirlUncertain. Long paired with English Effie and Euphemia, which are unrelated.Revolutions · forgotten

EuphemiaGirlGreek euphēmia, 'good speech, good repute'.Early Medieval · forgotten

ArabellaGirlA Scottish name of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of Annabel or from Latin orabilis 'yielding to prayer'.Renaissance · peak 2017

FloraGirlLatin flora, from flos 'flower'; also the name of the Roman goddess of flowers.Rome · peak 1885

PeggyGirlPet form of Margaret, through Meg and Maggie; Margaret is from Greek 'pearl'.Revolutions · peak 1937 · forgotten

ElizabethGirlFrom Hebrew Elisheva 'my God is an oath'.Biblical · peak 1887

ElsieGirlScottish pet form of Elizabeth, through Elspeth.Victorian · peak 1896

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers

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