Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
The story
Elsa is a short form of Elisabeth that has long stood independently. The character Elsa von Brabant appears in medieval tales and Wagner’s Lohengrin, well before modern film associations.
Nicknames
- Elsie
- Els
Spellings & variants
- Else
- Ilse
- Elsie
- Elisabeth
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Lower in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Elsa comes from German and Swedish.
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Uncertain; possibly work or labor
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