English Explanatory Dictionary

Elsa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from German or Hebrew.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛlsə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elsa.wav

Word forms

Elsa Elsas

Etymology

From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847).

Derived words

Elsagate Elsanna
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