Ilse
ILL-zuh
Popularity
#4929
Letters
4
Syllables
1
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
2,364
Peak Year
#103 in 1993
First Recorded
1914
Style
Vintage, Soft & Gentle
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
German short form of Elisabeth, which means 'my God is abundance' from Hebrew.
Numerology
The Creative
Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.
Famous Namesakes
Ilse Koch
The 'Witch of Buchenwald,' a Nazi concentration camp overseer.
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