Ilse - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Ilse \i-lse, il-se\ is pronounced ILL-sah. It is of German origin. Short form of Elisabeth (Hebrew) "God's promise".

Ilse has 8 variant forms: Ellsa, Elsa, Else, Ilisa, Illsa, Ilsae, Ilsaie and Ilsa.

For more information, see also the related name Elizabeth.

Baby names that sound like Ilse are Ailse, Ilysse, Ilysa, Alyse, Alise, Elise, Elyse, Elsy and Elsie.

Ilse is a popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ilse. Click here to compare Ilse with related baby names.