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What does Elsie mean?
Elsie 
▼ as a girls' name is of Scottish and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Elsie is "God is my oath". Variant of Elspie, a pet form of Elspeth. Also form of Elizabeth. Also form of Elsa.
STARTS WITH El-
Variations
VARIANT Elsy
OTHER FORMS VIA ELSPETH Elsbet, Elsbeth, Elspet, Elspie
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Eisie, ..
(male) Eles, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elsie Elia (E.E.), ..
How popular is Elsie?
Elsie is a very prominent first name for women (#198 out of 4276, Top 5%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#121058 out of 150436, Top 80%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Elsie reached its peak rank of #35 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, and is presently at #280. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Elsie (#280 FROM RECENT DATA) are Elizabeth (#13) and Elsa (#888). Other variants, like Elspie, are seldom used. These relations of Elsie were favored by parents during the years 1890-1899 (ADOPTION OF 2.3%) and are now significantly less conventional (ADOPTION 0.6%, ▼74%), with forms like Elsa becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Elsie▼ is pronounced similarly to Alcee, Ellsa, Ellsee, Ellsey, Ellsi, Elsee, Elssa, Elza, Ilsa, Ilsae and Ilsaie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Elfie, Elice, Elis, Elise▲, Elisee, Elisia, Elisse, Eliz, Elize, Elke, Elkie, Ellice, Ellie▲, Ellis▲, Ellke, Ellse, Elois, Eloise▲, Els, Else, Elsha, Elshe, Elvie, Elyce, Elyse▲, Elysia, Elysse and Essie▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Elsie.
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