Eliza

Eliza meaning

Eliza is a Christian and international girl's name of Hebrew origin (via English).

God of the oath; a short form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Eliysheba)

Also used to mean: pledged to God

Eliza began as a short form of Elizabeth in the sixteenth century and was used as a name in its own right from the eighteenth. Elizabeth comes, through the Greek Elisabet of the New Testament, from the Hebrew Eliysheba, the name of Aaron's wife, which Strong's Concordance builds from El, "God", and shaba, "to swear" or "to take an oath". The meaning is therefore "God of the oath", which name lists render as "God is my oath" or "pledged to God". In the New Testament Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist and a relative of Mary. Eliza is used in Christian families in India, where it sits alongside Elizabeth, Elisa and Lizzy.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, G1665 (from H472) · entry Eliysheba · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Strong's Hebrew 472, Eliysheba (Bible Hub) · Strong's Greek 1665, Elisabet (Bible Hub) · Wikipedia, Eliza (given name)

Popularity abroad

• #115 United States, girls 2025 (up 3 from 118 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #65 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Eliza · Elisa

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