Erzsebet

The female first name Erzsébet represents the Hungarian variant of the biblical name Elisabeth. Its meaning is "God is Abundance" or "God is Perfection." In Hungary, there are also other forms of the name Elisabeth, including Elizabet and Izabella.

What does the name Erzsebet mean?

Erzsébet, as the Hungarian form of Elisabeth, carries the meaning "God is Abundance" or "God is Perfection." In Hungary, Elizabet and Izabella are also common variations of the name. International variants of Elisabeth include Elisabet (Scandinavia), Elizabeth (English), Elisabetta (Italian), Elizaveta (Russian), Isabel and Ysabel (Spanish), Isabell (German), Isabella (Italian), Isabelle and Isabeau (French), Isobel (Scotland), Izabel (Brazil), Izabela (Poland), as well as Jelisaveta (Serbia) and Zabel (Armenia).

Where does the name Erzsebet come from?

The name Erzsébet has its roots in the Hebrew name Elischeba. It is composed of the Old Hebrew components el, meaning "God," and scheba, meaning "Happiness, Perfection." The word parts in Old Hebrew are el = God and scheba = Happiness, Perfection. The name is common in the Hungarian language.

How do you pronounce Erzsebet?

Ers-sche-bet

When is the name day of Erzsebet?

The most significant name day for Erzsébet is celebrated on September 23.

Popularity

In Germany, Erzsébet is a rather rare first name. Currently, it ranks 5,884th among the most common female first names. Its best ranking was in 2010, when it reached 2,348th place. In the last ten years, Erzsébet has been used as a first name about 20 times, placing it 5,457th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, the ranking is 5,818.

Famous people

• Erzsebet Balogh (Hungarian handball player)
• Erzsébet Báthory (Hungarian countess from the Báthory family of Ecseddie, likely falsely referred to as the Blood Countess 1560-1614.)
• Erzsebet Bognar (Hungarian handball player)
• Erzsébet Csajbok (Hungarian handball player)
• Erzsébet Foldi (American actress)
• Erzsébet Gaal (Hungarian musician)
• Erzsébet Galgoczi (Hungarian writer)
• Erzsébet Gindert (Hungarian badminton player)
• Erzsébet Hazy (soprano from Hungary)
• Erzsébet Heirits (Hungarian table tennis player)
• Erzsébet Kocsis (Hungarian handball player)
• Erzsébet Lanczendorfer (Hungarian physicist)
• Erzsébet Markus (weightlifter)
• Erzsébet Nagy (Hungarian writer)
• Erzsébet Nemeth (Hungarian badminton player)
• Erzsébet Rakoczi (Hungarian poet)
• Erzsébet Schaar (Hungarian sculptor)
• Erzsébet Szilagyi (Hungarian composer)
• Erzsébet Szonyi (Hungarian composer)
• Erzsébet Tusa (Hungarian pianist)