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Elizabeth is a feminine given name derived from the Greek Elisávet (Greek: Ελισάβετ) which is a form of the Hebrew name Elisheva (אֱלִישֶׁבַע) meaning My God is an oath orMy God is abundance.Elizabeth appears in the Old Testament as the name of Aaron’s wife (Elisheva) and in the New Testament as the name of the wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Baptist.