Else - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Else \e-lse, el-se\ is a variant of Elizabeth (Hebrew), Elsa (Hebrew) and Ilse (German), and the meaning of Else is "God's promise; God is my oath".

The baby name Else sounds like Elyse, Elise, Elsy, Elsie, Elsee and Ellse. Other similar baby names are Elke, Elshe, Elle and Elbe.

Else is a somewhat common first name for women (#2369 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#38096 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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