Number Names
Number names have been used since ancient times — think Roman names like Quintus and Octavia — and are still being re-invented in modern times. Number names can show a child's birth order, or a meaningful number for the family. Read on for names with a numerical meaning (including "last"), and a few false friends that sound like they *should* be number names, like Quinn and Sixten.
Isabel
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Spanish variation of Elizabeth
Isabelle
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: French variation of Isabel
Isobel
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Scottish variation of Isabel
Elsie
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth
Eliza
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Hebrew
Elise
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: French variation of Elizabeth
Elsa
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: German diminutive of Elisabeth
Elspeth
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Scottish variation of Elizabeth
Elisabetta
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Italian variation of Elizabeth
Betty
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
Isabetta
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Short form of Elisabetta, Italian variation of Elizabeth
Betsy
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
Libby
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: English, diminutive of Elizabeth
Lisa
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
Beth
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
Bessie
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
Ilse
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Dutch variation of Ilsa
Elisabeth
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Spelling variation of Elizabeth
Tibby
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
Bess
Meaning: pledged to God
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
