Elspeth
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Scots |
| Meaning | Chosen or consecrated by God,[1] pledged by God[2] |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Elizabeth |
Elspeth or Elspet is a feminine given name, which is the Scottish form of Elizabeth. It means "chosen by God" or "consecrated by God".
The name may refer to:
People
- Elspeth Attwooll (born 1943), English politician
- Elspeth Ballantyne (born 1939), Australian actress
- Elspeth Barker (born 1940), Scottish writer
- Elspeth Buchan (1738–1791), Scottish religious leader
- Elspeth Cameron (born 1943), Canadian writer
- Elspeth Campbell (born 1940), English political spouse
- Elspeth Champcommunal (1888–1976), English fashion designer and editor
- Elspeth Denning (born 1956), Australian field hockey player
- Elspeth Duxbury (1909–1967) English actress
- Elspeth Eric (1907-1993), American actress
- Elspeth Garman (born 1955), English scientist
- Elspeth Gibson (born 1963), English fashion designer
- Elspet Gray (1929–2013), Scottish actress
- Elspeth Hanson (born 1986), English musician
- Elspeth Howe (born 1932), English public servant
- Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997), Kenyan writer
- Elspeth Kennedy (1921–2006), English scholar
- Elspeth March (1911–1999), English actress
- Elspeth McLachlan (born 1942), Australian scientist
- Elspeth Probyn (born 1958), Australian writer
- Elspeth Reoch (died 1616), alleged Scottish witch
- Elspeth Rostow (1917–2007), American educator
- Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), New Zealand author
- Elspeth Thompson (1961–2010), English journalist
Fiction
- Elspeth, a fictional character in the Evil Genius series by Catherine Jinks
- Elspeth, a fictional apprentice sorceress in the animated television series Gawayn
- Elspeth, a fictional character in Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape by Gregory Benford
- Elspeth Cary, fictional character in The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
- Elspeth Gordie, fictional character in Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody
- Elspeth Honey, fictional character in No Highway by Nevil Shute
- Elspeth MacLeod, fictional character in Remembering Laughter by Wallace Stegner
- Elspat MacTavish, fictional character in The Highland Widow by Walter Scott
- Elspeth McGillicuddy, fictional character in 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
- Elspeth Morrison-Flashman, fictional character in The Flashman Papers by George McDonald Fraser
- Elspeth Noblin, fictional character in Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
- Elspeth Tirel, fictional character in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering
- Elspeth MacTout, fictional character from The Family-Ness
- Princess Elspeth, fictional character in several Valdemar novels by Mercedes Lackey
- Saint Elspeth, fictional character in the computer game RuneScape
See also
- Elspeth (band), an Irish rock band