Comments for the name Elsa

I like this form of Elizabeth very much, along with another form, "Elsie", which sounds more cutesy than "Elsa".

A double-crossing character in the film "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" was called Elsa.

Elsa the Lioness (1956-January 24, 1961) was a female lion raised by game warden George Adamson and his wife Joy Adamson (1910-1980) in Kenya. Her life was depicted in Joy Adamson's book Born Free and "Living Free", both of which were made into movies.

Elsa is the name of a character in the Wagner Opera "Lohengrin".

Elsa Beskow was a Swedish author and illustrator of children's books.

Elsa Peretti, born in Florence, Italy is a famous jewelry designer. She has designed many of Tiffany's best selling items.

In "The Sound of Music", Baroness Schrader's first name is Elsa. (Her first name is not mentioned in the movie, only the play.)

I know an older German woman named Else (el-see), short for Elsa. Not very popular in the United States.

Actress Elsa Pataky is a famous bearer.

Elsa Morante (August 18, 1912 - 25 November 1985) was an Italian novelist, perhaps best known for her novel La Storia (History).

To quote the song "Supersonic" by Oasis:

"I know a girl called Elsa
She's into Alka Seltzer
She sniffs it through a cane on a supersonic train"

Elsa´s pet forms are Ela, Elli, Elsie, Elsina, Zina, Zita, Elusha.

Actress Elsa Lanchester, most famous for portraying the title role as the Bride in "The Bride of Frankenstein" 1935!

Elsa is Hebrew and means My God is a vow; joyful.

For some weird reason, I have always imagined this to be a great name for an aloof, enigmatic, somewhat emotionally cold, yet absolutely gorgeous young female character in a a movie that has an upper middle class background and either blond hair and blue eyes or red hair and green eyes and pale skin. I used to love the name, but I remember it to have a religious etymology of some kind, and I want to use names that are as secular as possible.

Elsa Benítez (born on December 8, 1977) is a Mexican model. Benítez was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, and she got her modeling start after winning an international model search, held in Costa Rica in 1995. With Linda Evangelista as one of her childhood idols, Benítez decided to follow her dream of modeling. Modeling opportunities opened up for Benítez soon after, first in Mexico, where she started out her career, and then in the United States and Europe.

Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa (born May 20, 1973, in Paris), is a French singer and actress.

Elsa Schiaparelli (September 10, 1890 – November 13, 1973) was an influential Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, she dominated fashion between the two World Wars. Starting with knitwear, her designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborator Salvador Dali. However unlike Chanel she never adapted to the changes in fashion after WWII and her business closed in 1954.

Elsa Zylberstein or Elsa Steiner (born 16 October 1968) is a French film, TV, and stage actress.

Elsa Sylvan is a Swedish fashion model currently starring in the Spring 09 Balenciaga ad campaign.

Elsa is often pronounced EL-zah (its Hebrew form).

Elsa Martinelli, Italian actress and fashion model.

I quite like this name, it sounds quite refreshing. :) . But the thing is with this name, is that it's quite an old lady-esque name in Britain, and I suppose in America as well. But contrary to this, I think it's a really great name that would suit any age, and I think it suits a young girl more than it would an old lady. :)

Elsa is also used in Portuguese.

It's my name and, personally, I'm not a fan. However, Elsa has the advantage of being short and therefore, it cannot be turned into a stupid nickname.

Elsa Salazar Cade was an American science teacher and entomologist.

The current Italian Labour/Welfare minister, Elsa Fornero, carries the name Elsa.

It's not my favorite, but I still like it. I think it'd be a nice break from the overused name Ella, and its a heck of a lot more imaginative/non-trendy.