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[ 1 syll. el-se, els-e ] The girl name Else is pronounced as EHLS †. Else is primarily used in the German, English, and Scandinavian languages, and its language of origin is Germanic and Hebrew. Else is a German variant form of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese name Alice. Else is also an English, German, and Scandinavian short form of the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, and Scandinavian name Elisabeth as well as an English, German, and Scandinavian short form of the English name Elizabeth. Else is also a German and Scandinavian variant form of the English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish name Elsa.
Else is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly linked to Else, Elizabeth was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Else include the Dutch, Frisian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew Elke, the Dutch Els, the name Elsje, the name Elysse, the Scottish Ailse, the Czech Ales, the name Alles, the Hungarian Elek, the name Elese, the English Elga, the name Eliese, the English Eliesse, the German and English Elis, the English Eliz, the English Elize, the Polish Elka, the name Elki, the Dutch and German Elkie, the name Ellese, and the English Ellis.
† Pronunciation for Else: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
