dᵻspˈaɪt pˈɑːpjʊlɚ mɪskənsˈɛpʃən ðætðə nˈeɪmɪŋz wɜː ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd kwˈiːn ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ˈaɪ, bˈoʊθ ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ɹˈɪvɚ ʃˈaɪɚ ænd ðɪ ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ ɹˈɪvɚ wɜː nˈeɪmd tʊ ˈɑːnɚ pɹˈɪnsɛs ᵻlˈɪzəbəθ stˈuːɚt, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv kˈɪŋ dʒˈeɪmz aɪ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd.
(Despite popular misconception that the namings were related Queen Elizabeth I, both Elizabeth River Shire and the Elizabeth River were named to honor Princess Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James I of England.