Eliza
Feminine Hebrew name
Eliza is a female given name, a shortened form of Elizabeth.
It gained literary fame from Eliza Doolittle, the Cockney flower girl transformed into a lady in Shaw's *Pygmalion* and the musical *My Fair Lady*.
The name has seen periodic revivals in popularity.
British-origin family name
- cockneyLondon working-class dialect
- HigginsIrish-origin family name
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- transformationThorough change in form
elocution · dialect · guttersnipe · class · refinement · Pickering · wager · pronunciation
Shaw
British-origin family name
transformation · elocution · dialect · guttersnipe · class · refinement · Pickering · wager · pronunciation · ladylike
Beth
Shortened feminine name
Elsie · Lizbeth · Elle · Elaine · feminine · Hebrew · biblical · Victorian · namesake
graceful
Elegant in movement
- refinedPurified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- poisedCalm and controlled
dignified · polished · cultured · tasteful · genteel · stylish · ladylike · demure · regal · composed
ElizaHenry Higgins
Pygmalion · mentor · aristocrat · upper class · speech coach
- Elizabeth Banks
- Queen ElizabethBritish crown wearer
- Queen Elizabeth IILate British monarch
- Queen Elizabeth ILast Tudor sovereign
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Elizabeth IILate British sovereign