Elisenda

Girl · Catalan, uncertain

Elisenda

Say it: uh-lee-ZEN-duh

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Meaning

Uncertain. Often taken as a medieval Catalan form of Elisabeth, though a Germanic origin has also been proposed.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

A medieval Catalan name revived in Catalonia in the 20th century.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Catalan

Famous bearers

Elisenda de Montcada, queen of Aragon and founder of the monastery of Pedralbes

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
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