Eliza

[ih-lahy-zuh]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

Example Sentences

But Eliza consigned the letters to someone else, most likely a male relative, who reportedly burned them.

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By the time Hamilton met them, Angelica was already married to an entrepreneurial Englishman of dubious character; the younger, less-flamboyant Eliza quickly formed a passionate bond with the scrappy, brilliant future U.S.

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Angelica, the more accomplished and sociable of the two sisters, and Eliza, loving and steadfast, had six adult siblings and were descended from a large, prosperous New York family of Dutch origin.

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Angelica and Eliza encouraged Hamilton and helped him refine his ideas, including his defense of the Constitution and his crafting of George Washington’s farewell address.

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Eliza, though humiliated, forgave him.

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