Erzsébet (Hungarian)
Where does "Erzsébet" come from?
The Hungarian name Erzsébet ultimately traces its roots back to the Hebrew name Elishéva. Over centuries, this ancient name evolved through various cultural and linguistic traditions to become the Hungarian equivalent of the English name Elizabeth.
Full etymology tree
- Erzsébet (Hungarian), 'a female given name, equivalent to English Elizabeth'
- inherited אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva) (Biblical Hebrew)
Descendants and derived words
- Erzsébetváros (Hungarian)
- Erzsi (Hungarian)
- Erzsó (Hungarian)
- Erzsók (Hungarian)
Updated June 2026
Etymology data from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · About Miraris