Elspeth or Elspet is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, which is the

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

form of Elizabeth. It means "chosen by God" or "consecrated by God". The name may refer to:

People

* Elspeth Attwooll (born 1943), English politician * Elspeth Ballantyne (born 1939), Australian actress *

Elspeth Barker Elspeth Barker (16 November 1940 – 21 April 2022) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. Born as Elspeth Langlands, she was raised in Drumtochty Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where her parents ran a prep school for boys. From 1958, she re ...

(born 1940), Scottish writer *

Elspeth Beard Elspeth Beard (born 28 April 1959) is an architect and motorcyclist, noted for being one of the first English women to ride a motorcycle around the world. She later redesigned the historic Munstead Tower in Godalming, winning the 1994 Royal Ins ...

(born 1959), English motorcyclist * Elspeth Buchan (1738–1791), Scottish religious leader *

Elspeth Cameron Elspeth MacGregor Cameron (born 10 January 1943) is a Canadian writer best known for her biographies of noted Canadian literary figures such as Irving Layton and Earle Birney. She is also noted for her 1997 memoir ''No Previous Experience'', a mem ...

(born 1943), Canadian writer *

Elspeth Campbell Elspeth Mary Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Pittenweem (born January 1940) is the wife of the former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell. Biography Elspeth Urquhart was born in New Delhi, India, one of four children of Major-General Roy ...

(born 1940), English political spouse *

Elspeth Champcommunal Elspeth Champcommunal (1888 – 10 November 1976) was a British fashion designer and the first editor of ''Vogue'' in Britain. She was influential as a designer in her own right in Paris, with an eponymous brand, later taking on the role of chief ...

(1888–1976), English fashion designer and editor *

Elspeth Denning Elspeth Denning ( OAM) (née Swain, also known as Elspeth Denning-Clement and Elspeth Clement-Denning) a former Western Australian field hockey player. She was born in Kenya on 19 June 1956 and moved with her family to South Africa when sh ...

(born 1956), Australian field hockey player * Elspeth Duxbury (1909–1967) English actress * Elspeth Eric (1907-1993), American actress * Elspeth Garman (born 1955), English scientist * Elspeth Gibson (born 1963), English fashion designer *

Elspeth R. M. Dusinberre Elspeth Rogers McIntosh Dusinberre (born 1967/1968) is Professor of Distinction and President's Teaching Scholar in Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder. She focuses on cultural interactions in Anatolia, with an emphasis on the history ...

(1968), American professor of classics * Elspet Gray (1929–2013), Scottish actress * Elspeth Hanson (born 1986), English musician *

Elspeth Howe Elspeth Rosamund Morton Howe, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, (; 8 February 1932 – 22 March 2022) was a British life peer and crossbench member of the House of Lords (2001–2020) who served in many capacities in public life. As the widow of Geof ...

(born 1932), English public servant * Elspeth Huxley (1907–1997), Kenyan writer *

Elspeth Kennedy Elspeth Mary Kennedy, MA, DPhil, FSA (6 August 1921 – 10 March 2006) was a British academic and a prominent medievalist. She is best known as the editor and author of works on medieval French literature. Early life and education Elspeth Ken ...

(1921–2006), English scholar * Elspeth March (1911–1999), English actress * Elspeth McLachlan (born 1942), Australian scientist * Elspeth Probyn (born 1958), Australian writer *

Elspeth Reoch Elspeth Reoch (died Kirkwall 1616) was an alleged Scottish witch. She was born in Caithness but as a child spent time with relatives on an island in Lochaber prior to travelling to the mainland of Orkney. At that time the Orkney archipelago was ...

(died 1616), alleged Scottish witch * Elspeth Rostow (1917–2007), American educator * Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), New Zealand author * Elspeth Thompson (1961–2010), English journalist

Fiction

*Elspeth, a fictional character in the ''Evil Genius'' series by

Catherine Jinks Catherine Jinks (born 1963) is an Australian writer of fiction books for all age groups. She has won many awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award four times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the A ...

*Elspeth, a fictional apprentice sorceress in the animated television series '' Gawayn'' *Elspeth, a fictional character in '' Rewrite: Loops in the Timescape'' by Gregory Benford *Elspeth Cary, fictional character in '' The Day of the Triffids'' by John Wyndham *Elspeth Gordie, fictional character in ''

Obernewtyn Chronicles The ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'' is a series of science fiction and fantasy novels by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. The series has a post apocalyptic setting and depicts a world long after its destruction by a global nuclear holocaust. The ...

'' by Isobelle Carmody *Elspeth Honey, fictional character in ''

No Highway No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

'' 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 ''4.50 from Paddington'' is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, first published in November 1957 by Collins Crime Club. This work was published in the United States at the same time as ''What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!'', by Dodd, Mead. Th ...

'' by Agatha Christie *Elspeth Morrison-Flashman, fictional character in '' The Flashman Papers'' by George McDonald Fraser *Elspeth Noblin, fictional character in ''

Her Fearful Symmetry ''Her Fearful Symmetry'' is a horror novel by the American writer Audrey Niffenegger. The book was published on October 1, 2009 and is set in London's Highgate Cemetery where, after a year of research for the book, Niffenegger acted as a tour gu ...

'' by Audrey Niffenegger *Elspeth Tirel, fictional character in the trading card game '' Magic: The Gathering'' *Elspeth MacTout, fictional character from '' The Family-Ness'' *Princess Elspeth, fictional character in several Valdemar novels by Mercedes Lackey *Saint Elspeth, fictional character in the computer game '' RuneScape'' *Lady Elspeth Tsepish, fictional character in the game '' King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride'' *Elspeth Scallon, aka Sister Cecily in the book '' In This House of Brede'' by Rumer Godden *Elspeth, a fictional character (a witch and mother of Zora) in W.E.B. Du Bois's ''The Quest of the Silver Fleece''

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