Elise

See also: elise, Élise, and élise

English

Etymology

From French Élise or German Elise, both variants of Elisabeth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːliːs/, IPA(key): /ɛliːs/, IPA(key): /əˈlis/ (SSE)

Proper noun

Elise

  1. A female given name.
    • 2001 Susan Kelly, Killing the Fatted Calf, Allison & Busby, →ISBN, page 34:
      "Obviously I wasn't going to go through life saddled with a name like Elsie. When I got up to London at the age of eighteen everybody laughed at me, so a boyfriend suggested a tiny amendment, two letters swopped, and I've been Elise for thirty years."

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Danish

Proper noun

Elise

  1. A female given name derived from Elisabeth.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔeˈliːzə/

Proper noun

Elise

  1. A female given name derived from Elisabeth.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Elise

  1. A female given name derived from Elizabeth.

Swedish

Proper noun

Elise c (genitive Elises)

  1. A female given name derived from Elisabeth via German or French.
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