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 [ 2 syll. el-sie, els-ie ] The girl name Elsie is pronounced EHLSiy KEY. Elsie is of Germanic and Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in the English and Scottish languages. Elsie is an English and Scottish pet form of Elizabeth (English). Elsie is also a pet form of Elspeth (English and Scottish). Elsie is also an English variant of Alice (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese). Elsie is also an English and Scottish pet form of Elsa (English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish). Elsy (variant spelling in English) is a form of Elsie. Elsie is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.687% of baby girls were given the name Elsie. It had a ranking of #35 then. The baby name has seen a marked drop in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use in recent years. In 2008, it ranked at #740 with a usage of 0.019%. Within the family of girl names directly linked to Elsie, Elizabeth (English) was the most popular. It was 30 times more popular than Elsie in 2008. Elsie has mainly been a girl name, although in the last century it has also been used for boys. There were 81 times as many girls than boys who were named Elsie in 1911. Baby names that sound like Elsie include Elsi (English and German), Elek (Hungarian), Elese, Elga (English), Eliesse (English), Elis (German and English), Eliz (English), Elize (English), Elka (Polish), Elkie (Dutch and German), Ellis (English), Ellyse (English), Eloise (English and Spanish), Eloïse (French), Elsa (English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish), Elsy (English), Elyse (English), Elza (Slavic and English), Ailis (Irish), and Ailish (Irish). A famous person named Elsie is Actress, Evelyn Laye, born Elsie Evelyn Lay 10 July 1900 - 17 February 1996, Bloomsbury, London, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Elsie: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
