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Beth

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Meaning and origin
Beth is a Scottish girl name. The meaning of the name is `lively`.


Where is it used?
The name Beth is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Elizabeth, used in English and in the bible.
Bethany, used in English and in the bible.


In combination with other names:
In English: Jobeth (F)


See also
In Welsh: Bethan
In Spanish, Portuguese, French and in English: Isabel
In Spanish: Bethania
In Slovene: Elizabeta
In Scottish: Ealasaid
In Scandinavian and in English: Lis
In Scandinavian: Elisabet
In Scandinavian: Lisbet
In Russian: Elizaveta
In Romanian: Elisabeta
In Polish: Elzbieta
In Manx: Ealisaid
In Italian: Elisabetta
In Irish: Eilís
In Hungarian: Erzsébet
In Greek: Elisavet
In German: Ilse
In German: Lili
In German: Lisbeth
In German: Liesl
In German: Liesel
In German: Liese
In German: Liesa
In German: Elli
In French: Lisette
In English and in Scottish: Elspet
In English and in Scottish: Elspeth
In English, German, French and in the bible: Elisabeth
In English (Modern): Bethney
In English: Lizzie
In English: Bess
In English: Lisa
In English: Bessie
In English: Liz
In English: Lise
In English: Liza
In English: Bette
In English: Elsie
In English: Tetty
In English: Lizzy
In English: Elissa
In English: Elise
In English: Betty
In English: Eliza
In English: Lizbeth
In English: Libby
In English: Bettie
In English: Betsy
In Dutch: Liesbeth
In Dutch: Lijsbeth
In Danish and in German: Else
In Czech and in Slovak: Alzbeta
In the bible: Elisheba
In Other languages: Elsabeth


What Beth`s say about their name
  1. The best thing about the name Beth:
    everyone knows me
    The worst thing about the name:
    feeling like a child
    If my name wasn`t Beth....:
    everything would be different
    Extra information:
    I love being me
  2. The best thing about the name Beth:
    its not that common
    The worst thing about the name:
    everyone thinks your really called bethany or elizabeth
    If my name wasn`t Beth....:
    no
    Extra information:
    no
  3. The best thing about the name Beth:
    It's short and I haven't found to many other ones out there.
    The worst thing about the name:
    Being called Bertha on occassion and having to answer is that short for Elizabeth?
    If my name wasn`t Beth....:
    My birth certificate...lol
    Extra information:


More `Beth` links
Beth as abbreviation
Actors named Beth
Beth in the encyclopedia





Statistics for Beth

Beth doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Beth appeared in the top-1000 was 11 years ago, in 1997. It ranked #856 in that year. The name reached the top-100 2 times. 1960 was a `top year` for the name Beth. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #72. The last time Beth appeared among the most common names was in 1890. Our records go back to 1880

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1997856
1996837
1995724
1994675
1993645
1992515
1991456
1990392
1980106
197092
196072
1950177
1940292
1930414
1920351
1910518
1900658
1890694
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See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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Abbi
My little sister is called Beth but she's not Bethany!
Beth
I am just Beth and not Elizabeth. I've always liked this name because its simple and easy to spell yet its still quite feminine.


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