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The girl's name Elsa \e-

is pronounced EL-sah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God's promise; God is my oath". Short form of Elisabeth or %1. Literary: name of the lioness in the book "Born Free" by Joy Adamson, which was made into a movie. English film actress Elsa Lanchester.

Elsa has 7 variant forms: Else, Elsie, Elssa, Elsy, Helsa, Ilsa and Ilse.

For more information, see also related names Ailsa, Alice and Elizabeth.

Baby names that sound like Elsa are Ellsa, Elisa, Elysa and Elza.

Elsa is a very common first name for women (#477 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#85484 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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