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Else
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else -else
English
Etymology
As an English surname, spelling variant of en Ell.
As a north en de - surname, of en nds - origin, from en gmw-pro *aliʀu alder, comparable to nl els.
Proper noun
en.
Anagrams
en eels slee Slee lese lees EELS Lees eels seel sele ELEs l'ees
Czech
Pronunciation
elze
cs ɛlzɛ
cs El se
Noun
cs noun form
cs Elsa dat//loc s
Danish
Etymology
Contraction of da Elisabeth. Cognate with de Elsa.
Proper noun
da female
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 911 females with the given name Else have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Finnish
Etymology
From fi da Else.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
Declension
Els ä
Statistics
dvv_20250813 907 477 437
References
German
Etymology
de :bor da:Else
de da Else.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʔɛlzə/
de De-Else.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Norwegian
Etymology
Contraction of no Elisabeth.
Proper noun
no female
References
Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 270 females with the given name Else living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.