Edward vs Elizabeth - What's the difference?
edward | elizabeth |
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* 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain . John Russell Smith, 1870. p.77:
* 1765 Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy , Book IV, Chapter 8:
* 1994 , The Merry Recluse: A Life in Essays , Counterpoint Press 2004, ISBN 1582433135, page 169:
, popular since the 16th century.
* 1595 , Amoretti , LXXIV:
* 1988 Barbara Vine ( = ), The House of Stairs , p.21:
* 1993 , Gone But Not Forgotten , Bantam Books ISBN 0553569031 p.25:
The mother of John the Baptist .
* 1380s Wycliffe version of the Bible: Luke 1:5 :
Elisheba, the wife of Aaron.
* 1380s Wycliffe version of the Bible: Exodus 6:23 :
As proper nouns the difference between edward and elizabeth
is that edward is while elizabeth is , popular since the 16th century.edward
English
(wikipedia Edward)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- The Christian humility of King Edward the Confessour brought such credit to this name, that since that time it hath been most usual in all estates.
- Heaven is my witness! that in the warmest transport of my wishes for the prosperity of my child, I never once wished to crown his head with more glory and honour than what George or Edward would have spread around it.
- There's a world of difference between the name Edward , which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.
Derived terms
{{der3, Ed , Eddie , Eddy , Ned , Ted , Teddie , Teddy}}Anagrams
* ----elizabeth
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Alternative forms
* ElisabethProper noun
(en proper noun)- Most happy letters! framed by skilful trade, / With which that happy name was first designed, - - - / Ye three Elizabeths ! for ever live, / That three such graces did unto me give.
- "Because if you say it over and over to yourself, darling, it really is a quite strange-sounding name, isn't it? It's just as strange as any other from the Old Testament, Mehetabel or Hepsibah or Shulamith, and any of them might have got to be as fashionable as Elizabeth if a queen had been called by them.
- No one ever called Elizabeth' Tannenbaum stunning, but most men found her attractive. Hardly anyone called her '''Elizabeth''', either. An "' Elizabeth " was regal, cool, an eyecatching beauty. A "Betsy" was pleasant to look at, a tiny bit overweight, capable, but still fun to be with.
- In the daies of Eroude, kyng of Judee, ther was a prest, Sakarie bi name, of the sorte of Abia, and his wijf was of the douytris of Aaron, and hir name was Elizabeth .
- Sotheli Aaron took a wijf, Elizabeth ,the douytir of Amynadab, the sistr of Naason.
