Eliza, a shortened form of Elizabeth, is derived from the Hebrew elements el, meaning "God," and shava, meaning "oath." Therefore, it translates to "my God is an oath" or "oath to God." It was a top-200 girl's name in the early 1900s before fading off the list in the late-1950s. It made a return in the late-1960s and has now been a top-200 girl's name every year since 2015. "Charmed" actress Alyssa Milano welcomed a daughter named Elizabella Dylan, which goes to show how versatile the name Eliza can be.
