Latvian

Proper noun

Elīza f

1. A female given name.

Etymology 2

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1845. From Hebrew meaning "God is salvation", cognate to English Elisha.

Proper noun

Elīza m

1. (rare) A male given name of biblical origin.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• Population Register of Latvia: Elīza was the only given name of 1188 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.