Eliza (given name)
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | My God is an oath, joyful |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Elise, Elisa, Elle, Elza, Liza, Elizabeth, Aliza |
Eliza is a female name in English, a shortened form of Elizabeth.[1]
It may also be used as or a variant of the Hebrew name Aliza, עַלִיזָה meaning "joyful".[2][3][4]
Closely related variant names are Elza, Elisa and the French form Élise.
People with this name
- Eliza Bennett (born 1992), English actress
- Eliza Carthy (born 1975), folk singer
- Eliza Chulkhurst (1100–34 or 1500–34), conjoined twin
- Eliza Doolittle (singer) (born 1988), British singer
- Eliza Dushku (born 1980), American actress
- Eliza Fraser, Scottish woman after whom Fraser Island in Australia is named
- Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish writer nominated for the Nobel prize
- Eliza Sam, Canadian actress based in Hong Kong
- Eliza Taylor-Cotter (born 1989), Australian actress
Fictional characters
Characters in literary and screen works known solely as Eliza include:
- Eliza (Uncle Tom's Cabin), a slave from Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Eliza (Stephenson character), a socialite from Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle of novels
- Eliza, the wife in the Eliza series of novels by Barry Pain
- Eliza, a ghost child in short film Tormented
- Eliza, love interest of Faust VIII in the manga Shaman King
- Eliza, a singer, model and diva from Skullgirls
Characters that have the first name Eliza and a known last name include:
- Elizabeth "Eliza" Bennet in the novel Pride and Prejudice
- Elizabeth "Eliza" Doolittle in the play Pygmalion (played by Mrs. Patrick Campbell) and the musical inspired by it, My Fair Lady (played by Julie Andrews)
- Eliza and Neil was a second boss in Fantastic Parodius and Otomedius.
- Eliza Fletcher, a character in the Phineas and Ferb episode My Fair Goalie who was inspired by Eliza Doolittle.
- Eliza Thornberry in The Wild Thornberrys
- Eliza Makepeace, one of the main characters in The Forgotten Garden, from Australian author Kate Morton
- Eliza Ritzjoy G. Dela Cruz from Philippines
See also
- Elisa (name)
- Élise
- Eliza (disambiguation) - other meanings
- Elza[5]
- Elsa (given name)
References
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