Elsa
\ɛl.za\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of German origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Pronunciation | \ɛl.za\ |
Origin and meaning
From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). The common noun is after the character of the Frozen series of films.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Italy
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
Around the world
- RussianЭльза
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).