Else
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[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
Contraction of Elisabeth. Cognate with German Elsa.
[edit] Proper noun
Else
- A female given name.
[edit] References
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 59 911 females with the given name Else have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
[edit] German
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈʔɛlzə/
[edit] Proper noun
Else
- A female given name borrowed from Danish.
[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Etymology
Contraction of Elisabeth.
[edit] Proper noun
Else
- A female given name.
[edit] References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 270 females with the given name Else living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
