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Elspeth

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Gender
  
Female

Region of origin
  
Scotland

Word/name
  
Scots

Related names
  
Elizabeth

Meaning
  
Chosen or consecrated by God, pledged by God

Elspeth or Elspet is a feminine given name, which is the Scottish form of Elizabeth. It means "chosen by God" or "consecrated by God". The name may refer to:

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People

  • Elspeth Attwooll (born 1943), British politician
  • Elspeth Ballantyne (born 1939), Australian actress
  • Elspeth Barker (born 1940), British writer
  • Elspeth Buchan (1738–1791), British religious leader
  • Elspeth Cameron (born 1943), Canadian writer
  • Elspeth Campbell (born 1940), British political spouse
  • Elspeth Champcommunal (1888–1976), British fashion designer and editor
  • Elspeth Denning (born 1956), Australian field hockey player
  • Elspeth Duxbury (1909–1967) British actress
  • Elspeth Garman (born 1955), British scientist
  • Elspeth Gibson (born 1963), British fashion designer
  • Elspet Gray (1929–2013), British actress
  • Elspeth Hanson (born 1986), British musician
  • Elspeth Howe (born 1932), British public servant
  • Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997), Kenyan writer
  • Elspeth Kennedy (1921–2006), British scholar
  • Elspeth March (1911–1999), British actress
  • Elspeth McLachlan (born 1942), Australian scientist
  • Elspeth Probyn (born 1958), Australian writer
  • Elspeth Rostow (1917–2007), American educator
  • Elspeth Thompson (1961–2010), British journalist

    • Fiction

  • Elspeth Cary, fictional character in The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
  • Elspeth Gordie, fictional character in Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody
  • Elspeth Honey, fictional character in No Highway by Nevil Shute
  • Elspeth MacLeod, fictional character in Remembering Laughter by Wallace Stegner
  • Elspat MacTavish, fictional character in The Highland Widow by Walter Scott
  • Elspeth McGillicuddy, fictional character in 4.50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
  • Elspeth Morrison-Flashman, fictional character in The Flashman Papers by George McDonald Fraser
  • Elspeth Noblin, fictional character in Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
  • Elspeth Tirel, fictional character in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering
  • Princess Elspeth, fictional character in several Valdemar novels by Mercedes Lackey

    • References

    Elspeth Wikipedia
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