Elise
[ɪˈliːz]Meaning
short form of Elizabeth
Background Story
Elise is a short form of Elizabeth. It comes from the French Élise or the German Elise, both variants of Elisabeth, and in Finnish it is from the Swedish Elise, a vernacular form of Elisabet. It is used in Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, French and several other languages.
Temperament
Variations
Elisa, Elsie, Ilse
Related Names
Aymee
No documented meaning in the sources checked
Bette
Diminutive of Elizabeth
Ellei
Finnish univerbation of dialectal ellä, "if", and ei, "no".
Ellie
Derived from 'Elizabeth', meaning 'pledged to God'
Esmae
Feminine form of Esm
Genny
A clipping of Genesis with the suffix -y
Nette
A feminine given name recorded in Danish
Ninon
A name of French origin.
Paige
From an English surname meaning "servant, page" in Middle English
Zelie
A diminutive form of names like Azelia or Zelia, associated with the meaning 'zealous' or 'seal'