Else

== English == === Etymology === As an English surname, spelling variant of Ell. As a north German surname, of Low German origin, from Proto-West Germanic *aliʀu (“alder”), comparable to Dutch els. === Proper noun === Else A surname. === Anagrams === slee, Slee, lese, lees, EELS, Lees, eels, seel, sele, ELEs, l'ees == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlzɛ] Rhymes: -ɛlzɛ Hyphenation: El‧se === Noun === Else dative/locative singular of Elsa == Danish == === Etymology === Contraction of Elisabeth. Cognate with German Elsa. === Proper noun === Else a female given name === 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. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Danish Else. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelse/, [ˈe̞ls̠e̞] Rhymes: -else Syllabification(key): El‧se Hyphenation(key): El‧se === Proper noun === Else a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Else is the 437th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 907 female individuals (and as a middle name to 477 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Danish Else. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔɛlzə/ === Proper noun === Else a female given name == Norwegian == === Etymology === Contraction of Elisabeth. === Proper noun === Else a female given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [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.