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What does Elsa mean?
Elsa 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced EL-sah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Elsa is "God is my oath". Short form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth. Literary: name of the lioness in the book "Born Free" by Joy Adamson, which was made into a movie. Elsa was made popular as the name of the queen in Disney's 2013 film "Frozen". English actress Elsa Lanchester. Also form of Ailsa. Also form of Alice.
Variations
VARIANTS Else, Elsie▼, Elssa, Elsy, Helsa, Ilsa, Ilse
RELATIONS VIA ELISABETH, ELIZABETH Bella▲, Bess▼, Beta, Eilis, Eilish, Eleisa, Elisa▲, Elisah, Elise▲, Elissa, Eliz, Eliza, Elize, Elle▲, Ellie▲, Ellissa, Elliza, Ellsa, Ellse, Ellsee, Ellsey, Ellsi, Ellyse, Ellyssa, Ellyza, Els, Elsee, Elspet, Elspie, Elyse▲, Elyssa▼, Elyza, Elyzza, Leasa, Leesa, Leisa▼, Liesa, Lis, Lisa▼, Lise, Lisl, Lissa, Liza▼, Lusa, Lys, Lysa, Lyse, Lyssa, Lyza, Veta
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elsa Lilliana (E.L.), ..
How popular is Elsa?
Elsa is a very prominent first name for women (#477 out of 4276, Top 11%) and a slightly less prominent surname for both adults and children (#147095 out of 150436, Top 98%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Elsa reached its highest position of #245 in the U.S. during 1890-1899, and is at #888 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Elizabeth (#13 IN 2018), Ellie (#37), Bella (#48), Alice (#71), Eliza (#131), Elise (#176), Elsie (#280), Elle (#380), Elisa (#457), Elyse (#692), Elisabeth (#789), Lisa (#891), Elissa (#1261), Liza (#1662), Lissa, Ailsa, Lyssa, Lise, Else, Leisa, Leesa, Leasa, Ilse, Elyssa, Bess and Veta are the prominent alternative forms of Elsa (#888) appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Elsa was widespread among parents 138 years ago (MEDIAN #1189) and is now significantly reduced (#1176, 57.2% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Elsie going out of style. The most fashionable baby names in this list are Ellie, Bella, Elle, Elisa, Elyse and Elise.
Similar Names
Elsa▼ is alike in pronunciation to Elza, Illsa, Ilsae and Ilsaie. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alysa▼, Ealga, Eda▼, Edma, Eena, Eeva, Eira, El, Ela, Elba, Elbe, Elda▼, Elesha, Elga, Eli, Elia▲, Elika, Elina▲, Elis, Elish, Elisha, Elisia, Elka, Elke, Ella, Ellan, Ellba, Ellga, Elli, Ellia, Elly, Elma▼, Elna▼, Eloisa, Elon, Elona, Elsha, Elshe, Eltha, Elva▼, Elvah, Elvia, Elysa, Elysia, Ema, Emma, Enda, Enza, Erda, Erga, Erma▼, Essy, Esta▼, Etta▼, Eula▼, Euna, Eva▼, Evia, Ewa, Gisa, Ilisa, Isa, Mesa, Nilsa, Olisa, Risa, Rosa▼, Rysa, Tesa, Tisa and Ursa. These names tend to be less commonly used than Elsa.
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