Else

Etymology

• As an English surname, spelling variant of Ell.
• As a north German surname, of Low German origin, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu (“alder”), comparable to Dutch els.

Proper noun

Else

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• slee, Slee, lese, lees, EELS, Lees, eels, seel, sele, ELEs, l'ees

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlzɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɛlzɛ
• Hyphenation: El‧se

Noun

Else

1. dative/locative singular of Elsa

Etymology

Contraction of Elisabeth. Cognate with German Elsa.

Proper noun

Else

1. a female given name

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 911 females with the given name Else have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Etymology

From Danish Else.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelse/, [ˈe̞ls̠e̞]
• Rhymes: -else
• Hyphenation^(key): El‧se

Proper noun

Else

1. a female given name

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Else.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔɛlzə/

Proper noun

Else

1. a female given name

Etymology

Contraction of Elisabeth.

Proper noun

Else

1. a female given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 270 females with the given name Else living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.