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Girl · Hebrew, through Czech
Eliška
Say it: EH-lish-kah
Meaning
Czech diminutive of Alžběta (Elizabeth), from Hebrew Elisheva, usually read 'my God is an oath'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Borne by the last Přemyslid queen in the 14th century, it became one of the top Czech girls' names in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 205 babies given this name since 1918
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 135,700 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Polish | Elżbieta |
|---|---|
| Slovak | Eliška |
| English | Elizabeth |
Famous bearers
- Elizabeth of Bohemia (Eliška Přemyslovna), mother of Charles IV
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.