Elsa
EL-sah
Popularity
#938
Letters
4
Syllables
2
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
30,511
Peak Year
#1,140 in 2014
First Recorded
1880
Style
Classic & Timeless, Soft & Gentle
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Elsa is a short form of Elisabeth, a Germanic name derived from the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning "My God is abundance".
Numerology
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Elsa Pataky
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