Else
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contraction of Elisabeth. Cognate with German Elsa.
Proper noun[edit]
Else
- A female given name.
References[edit]
- [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.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Else
- A female given name borrowed from Danish.
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contraction of Elisabeth.
Proper noun[edit]
Else
- A female given name.
References[edit]
- 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.
