Eliza is a female given name in English, meaning "pledged to God" or "joyful."
The name Elizabeth has been around since the Middle Ages, mainly popularised by the French (using the spelling Elisabeth).
Elizabeth is found in the Bible (Luke 1:57) as the mother of John the Baptist.
[2] It may also be used as a variant of the Hebrew name Aliza, עַלִיזָה meaning "joyful".
[3][4][5] Characters in literary and screen works known solely as Eliza include: Characters that have the first name Eliza and a known last name include: