Short form of Elizabeth.

Name meaning for eliza. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Eliza Dolittle was the name of the central character in George Bernard Shaws play Pygmalion 1913 on which the popular musical and film My Fair Lady is based. Elisheva was the name of the wife of Prophet Aaron in the Old Testament and in the New Testament the wife of Prophet Zachariah and mother of Prophet John Yahya is called Elisheva as well.

A Hebrew name meaning joyous or exulted. Short form of Elizabeth first used as an independent name in the 16th century. My God is bountiful.

Short form of Elizabeth God is my oath that is now commonly bestowed as an independent given name. Theres no doubt if you meet an Eliza you will be star struck from first sight. She can be self conscious and stubborn at the worst of times but when you.

In the French origin Eliza means Consecrated to God. The name Eliza is the name of a girl of Jewish origin meaning pledge to God. Meaning History.

It was borne by the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaws play Pygmalion 1913 and the subsequent musical adaptation My. It may also be used as or a variant of the Hebrew name Aliza עליזה meaning joyful. Eliza originated as a diminutive of Elizabeth and eventually became used as a name in its own right.

Made famous by the fictional character Eliza Doolittle originally from the play Pygmalion later turned into the musical My Fair Lady. Eliza is believed to have been born with the character Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaws play Pygmalion in 1913. Origin of the name Eliza.