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Meaning & Origins
Short form of Elizabeth, not used before the 19th century, when it became popular in America and elsewhere after publication of Louisa M. Alcott's novel Little Women (1868), in which Beth March is one of the four sisters who are the central characters.
| 235th in the U.S. for 2011 |
German: from Middle High German retich, Middle Low German redig ‘radish’; a nickname for someone thought to resemble a radish in some way or a metonymic occupational name name for a grower or seller of radishes.
| 8,132nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lizza, Betsy, Lizzie, Lisa, Lizz, Eliza, Elisa
Reitz, Reetz, Retter, Rettinger, Rettke, Rettberg, Retterer, Retterath, Rettew, Ritts
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