Elspeth

Scottish variation of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

Elspeth Origin and Meaning

The name Elspeth is a girl's name of Scottish origin meaning "pledged to God".

Elspeth is one of those names that never quite made it out of the British Isles--particularly Scotland, but possesses a winningly childlike charm. Elspeth was used by Sir Walter Scott for several of his female characters.

Elspeth Huxley was a prolific Kenyan-born U.K. writer, best known for the autobiographical The Flame Trees of Thika--she was connected by marriage to the illustrous Huxley family.

A close cousin is Elsbeth, as in the recurring character Elsbeth Tascioni on The Good Wife. Embeth is a more distant relation.

Elspeth Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 718 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elspeth

• 718 Nameberry 2025
• 942 England 2021

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Famous People Named Elspeth

• Elspeth Joscelin Huxley British novelist
• Elspeth Ballantyne Australian actress
• Elspeth Thompson British gardener and writer
• Elspeth Howe Baroness Howe of Idlicote, English life peer
• (Jean) Elspeth March English actress
• Elspeth Hanson English violist of the string quartet Bond
• Elspeth Attwooll Scottish MEP
• Elspeth Denning Australian Olympic field hockey player
• Elspeth MacGregor Cameron Canadian biographer and poet
• Elspeth Gibson English fashion designer
• Elspeth Hallsmith birth name of Emma Smith, British novelist

The name Elspeth in Pop Culture

• Elspeth Gordie character in Obernewtyn Chronicles
• Elspeth Tirel from Magic: The Gathering
• Elspeth Noblin character in Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
• Elspeth Spindle main character in "The Shepherd King Duology"