Elsa World map showing the countries where the names Elsa or Elza are popular. Any color means the name is among the 100 most popular names either in the population or among newborns.
Gender Female Region of origin Scandinavia Variant form(s) Elisabeth, Elisabet, Elisabetta and Elizabeth Related names Eli, Elis, Élise , Eliza , Ella, Elle, Else, Elsie, Elys, Elza, Ilsa, Ilse Popularity see popular names
Elsa is a female name mostly used in the Scandinavian countries.
Provenance
Originally Elsa was simply a short form for the biblical name Elisabeth and some of its variants: Elisabet, Elisabetta and Elizabeth .[ 1]
The first recorded mentions of the name were in Sweden at the 15th century. The name became generally used after the 19th century.[ 1]
Variants
Eli
Elis
Elise
Eliza Ella
Elle
Else
Elsie
Elys
Elza
Ilsa
Ilse
Els
Statistics
After the release of Disney's Frozen Faroe Islands and Sweden the name was in the top 10 baby names before the film was released, and became the most popular name afterwards, in 2014 and 2015.[ 1]
People
Duchess Elsa of Württemberg (1876–1936)Elsa Benítez (born 1977), Mexican modelElsa Borg (1826–1909), Swedish social workerElsa Brändström (1888–1948), Swedish philanthropistElsa Beata Bunge (1734–1819), Swedish botanistElsa Burckhardt-Blum (1900–1974), Swiss painterElsa Castillo (born 1963), Venezuelan teacher and trade unionistElsa Cayo (born 1951), Peruvian-born filmmaker, and photographerElsa Charretier (born 1989), French comic book artist and writerElsa Patricia Galarza Contreras (born 1963), Peruvian economistElsa Ehrich (1914–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp guard executed for war crimesElsa Einstein (1876–1936), German, Albert Einstein's second wifeElsa Eschelsson (1861–1911), first Swedish woman doctor in lawElsa Fougt (1744–1826), Swedish publisherElsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927), German artist/poetElsa García (gymnast) (born 1990), Mexican artistic gymnastElsa Giöbel-Oyler (1882–1979), Swedish painterElsa Gye (1881–1943), suffragetteElsa Hosk (born 1988), Swedish modelElsa Kazi (1884–1967), German writer and German origin Sindhi woman. Famous for her poem The Neem Tree (Sindhi : نم جو وڻ ).Elsa Klensch (1930–2022), Australian-American Fashion Commentator *Elsa Jean , (born 1996) American adult modelElsa Lanchester (1902–1986), English-American actress, probably best known for playing the Bride of FrankensteinElsa Leviseur (1931–2023), South African-born American architect.Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette (1874–1944), Swedish writer and princess of PersiaElsa Lunghini (born 1973), French singerElsa Majimbo (born 2001), Kenyan comedienneElsa Martinelli (1935–2017), Italian actress and former fashion modelElsa Maxwell (1883–1963), American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, and professional hostessElsa Morante (1912–1985), Italian novelistElsa Oseguera (born 1992), Honduran journalistElsa Pataky (born 1976), Spanish actress, model, and film producerElsa Peretti (1940–2021), Italian jewelry designerElsa Ratassepp (1893–1972), Estonian actressElsa Raven (1929–2020), American actressElsa Redmond , American archaeologistElsa Laula Renberg (1877-1931), Sami activist and politicianElsa Salazar Cade (born 1952), American entomologist/educatorElsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), Italian fashion designer of the 1920s and 1930sElsa Maria Sylvestersson (1924–1996), Finnish ballet dancer and choreographerElsa Triolet (1896–1970), French writerElsa Zylberstein (born 1968), French actress
Fictional characters
Elsa (Frozen ) , from Disney's animated film Frozen Elsa (Symphogear ) , a character in the anime series Symphogear Elsa Bloodstone , character from Marvel ComicsElsa of Brabant , heroine of the Wagnerian opera Lohengrin Baroness Elsa von Schraeder, from the film and stage show The Sound of Music
Elsa Schneider , from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Elsa Cleeg , of Kim Possible Elsa Carrington, character from Secret Agent
Elsa von Frankenstein, wife of the titular Son of Frankenstein
Elsa van Helsing, from Frankenweenie
Elsa Granhiert, character from Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
Elsa de Sica, from the manga/anime Gunslinger Girl
Elsa La Conti, from the video game series Arcana Heart
Elsa Lichtmann, from the L.A. Noire
Elsa Shivers from I Know What You Did Last Summer
Elsa Mars, of American Horror Story: Freak Show
Elsa Tilsley , in the British soap opera Coronation Street Exelsa, formerly Elsa, from the sitcom La familia P. Luche
Elsa , from Power Rangers Dino Thunder Elsa, from Jojo Rabbit
Elsa Gardner, from Atypical
Elsa, from The Fundamentals of Caring
Elsa, one of the main characters in Armour of God II: Operation Condor
Elsa, a Pteranodon from We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Other
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