Girl · Hebrew, through French
Elise
Say it: eh-LEES
Meaning
A French short form of Élisabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva 'my God is an oath'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in France and Germany for centuries and familiar from Beethoven's piano piece Für Elise.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 68,991 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 829 girls
- 1,354 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Elyse, Elease
| French | Élise |
|---|---|
| German | Elise |
| Italian | Elisa |
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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