Names That Mean Pledged

Old German variant of Elizabeth, newly appealing today.

The favored form of Betty in several European countries.

Everything sounds better with an Italian accent. Elisabetta is the more common Italian form.

Bětuška is derived from Běta, a short form of Alžběta, the Czech variation of Elizabeth. Even in the Czech Republic, Bětuška is rarely used as a given name.

Short form used for male and female babies in Russia.

In Finland, many pet forms of names end in U, such as Elsu, a nickname for Elsa.

Rarely heard outside the Slavic community.

Tib and Tibb were medieval nicknames for Isabel, which also spawned short forms such as Bel, Bibb, Ibb, Nibb, and Libb.

A lively, though obsolete, short form of Elizabeth. Bep is perhaps best known as the name of Elisabeth "Bep" Voskuijl, the Dutch woman who sheltered Anne Frank and her family in Amsterdam during World War II.

A nickname for Bella or Isabella, from Isabelita.

An extremely rare Elizabeth variant.

The most common form of Elizabeth in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, typically spelled Alžběta or Alžbeta.

One of the more uncommon international variations of Elizabeth.

A perennial favorite in the Czech Republic, Eliška has been the Number 1 name since 2011.

Betty alternative most frequently found in Hungary.

This sweet, old-fashioned nickname for Elizabeth is featured prominently in the Thomas Mann novel Buddenbrooks.