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Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.za/(German) /ˈel.sɑ/(Finnish) /ˈɛl.sa/(Italian) /ˈel.sa/(Spanish) /ˈɛl.sə/(English)

Meaning & History

Short form of Elisabeth, typically used independently. In medieval German tales Elsa von Brabant was the lover of the hero Lohengrin. Her story was expanded by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin (1850). The name had a little spike in popularity after the 2013 release of the animated Disney movie Frozen, which featured a magical princess by this name.