Elīza

See also: eliza and Eliza

Latvian

Etymology 1

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1861. From Elizabete.

Proper noun

Elīza f

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1845. From Hebrew אלישע, cognate to English Elisha.

Proper noun

Elīza m

1. (rare) a male given name of biblical origin

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Elīza was the only given name of 1188 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.