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Elsa
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elsa
English
Etymology
en :bor de:Elsa 1
From en de Elsa, contraction of de Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). The common noun is after the character of the Frozen series of films.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛlsə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elsa.wav Southern England
Proper noun
s
en female German,Hebrew.
en 1988 Barbara Vine The House of Stairs 35 Onyx 1990 0451402111 A friend that I envied — it was the same friend who had benefited from admiring Cosette's jewelry, a girl whose name was Elsa and whom naturally we called Lioness —
en Eleanor Turner On-screen inspo Baby Names 2023 White Ladder, Hodder & Stoughton 2022 part one (Naming your baby) 9781399702553 Do you remember the wave of Elsas that arrived shortly after the release of Frozen at the end of 2013? It became one the fastest-climbing names of the following year before dropping back, and then had another (smaller) spike in 2019 when Frozen II came out.
Derived terms
en Elsagate
en Elsanna
Noun
A woman with magical powers over ice and cold, especially one who lets fear, panic and indecision make her lose control.
en December 19, 2024 failureagainandagain EldenRingMemes 1hhfoob m2sexkp Is this canon? Ranni is the elsa of elden ring August 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818073257/https://www.reddit.com/r/EldenRingMemes/comments/1hhfoob/comment/m2sexkp/
en May 31, 2021 Cityman whowouldwin np5kze h037saw [Star wars] Kyle katarn VS. Kylo ren? Kylo and Rey are the Elsa of the SW franchise. Incredible power, but whenever they're under duress, they panic and forget +90% of what they can do. 18 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818073424/https://www.reddit.com/r/whowouldwin/comments/np5kze/star_wars_kyle_katarn_vs_kylo_ren/h037saw/ 18 August 2026
en May 11, 2023 FallGuysfan121 KimetsuNoYaiba t51201 jjsd503 One of the most strongest and deadly blood demon art in the series. Shame we Didn't see it's full strength The Elsa of Demon Slayer August 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818073533/https://www.reddit.com/r/KimetsuNoYaiba/comments/t51201/comment/jjsd503/
en July 29, 2021 apixelpaints camphalfblood otwh8f h6yyuxk the ending of blood of olympus was so disappointing Piper's charmspeak is so inconsistent it hurts my brain. Literally in just the previous book her Charmspeak had practically no effect on Khione, a MINOR GODDESS (the Elsa of the Percy Jackson world) but here she is putting mother earth to sleep XD August 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818073650/https://www.reddit.com/r/camphalfblood/comments/otwh8f/comment/h6yyuxk/
en July 2, 2018 MandyMod CurseofStrahd 8vl442 Fleshing out Curse of Strahd Part 4: More on The Dark Powers Going from the “Ice and Hate” bit, I made sure Delban’s powers have everything to do with ice and cold. He’s pretty much the Elsa of the Dark Powers. Because my warlock is Delban’s champion, his cold powers have changed her too. August 18, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260818073750/https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8vl442/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_part_4_more_on_the/?solution=c15767c2e6045a13c15767c2e6045a13&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec457ace0050c6fde2b12eb7d17543fe8a&jsc_orig_r=
Anagrams
en aels ASLE Ales ELAS LAEs LEAs SEAL Sale Salé Seal Sela aels ales lase leas sale seal sela
en terms derived from fiction eponyms
en Fictional characters
Czech
Pronunciation
Elza
cs El sa
Proper noun
f Elsin
cs female
Declension
f.sg
Further reading
Anagrams
cs lesy
cs sely
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Elsuson Elsudóttir
Declension
Elsa Elsu Elsu Elsu
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Elsa, short for fi Elisabet and its cognates.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
fi 1894 w:Teuvo Pakkala Elsa 11 SKS 1995 951-717-841-7 Voisiko hänenkin tyttärelleen käydä noin, vaikka hän uskoisi Jumalaan, uskoisi niin vakavasti kuin on uskonut, että hän varjelee Elsan? Ei, se on mahdotonta! Could it happen to the daughter too, even if she believed in God, as seriously as she had, that Elsa would be safe from danger? No, impossible!
fi 2014 w:fi:Heidi Jaatinen Kaksi viatonta päivää 153–154 Gummerus 978-951-20-9511-7 Ja hän melkein hymyili sille. Ja sai tietää, että tytöllä oli nimi: Elsa. Siro nimi puhumattomalle tytölle. ...and almost smiled at it, and got to know that the girl had a name: Elsa. A graceful name for the girl that hadn't spoken a word.
Declension
Els a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 7327 3488 107
References
German
Etymology
de Elisabeth 1
Medieval diminutive of de Elisabeth.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʔɛlza/
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Italian
Pronunciation
Èlsa,#Élsa<r:DiPI>
Etymology 1
it:
From it la Elsa.
Proper noun
it river r/Tuscany
Etymology 2
Contraction of it Elisabetta or it Elisa.
Proper noun
f
it female
References
Anagrams
it aels Ales lesa sale
Norwegian
Etymology
From no Elisabet.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no female
Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es female
es Goretti Alonso Elsa Chaxiraxi González Suárez : “Repito porque ahora soy más consciente del trabajo y quiero ir a ganar” La Opinión de Tenerife La experienca de ser candidata a Reina del Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife no es nueva para Elsa Chaxiraxi González Suárez, la aspirante que saldrá en el puesto número tres luciendo su fantasía ante el público del Recinto Ferial. 3 February 2016 26 February 2016 The experience of being a candidate for the Queen of Santa Cruz de Tenerife's Carnaval isn't new for Elsa Chaxiraxi González Suárez, the hopeful who will appear in the third spot showing off her fantasy [costume] to the crowd at the Fairgrounds.
Swedish
Etymology
Rare medieval contraction of sv Elisabet, also a variant Danish da Else. First recorded in Sweden in 1422. Taken to general use in the 19th century through the influence of the identical German name.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Elsa.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 42 087 females with the given name Elsa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 2000s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.