Elsinore

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Gender Feminine

Usage Literature, English

Pronounced Pron. EL-si-nawr(Literature)

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Meaning & History

The name of HAMLET's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait". Any modern use of this as a feminine name is due to its similarity to ELEANOR and ELSA.