Elsie
[ˈɛlsi]Meaning
diminutive of Elizabeth, and a Scottish diminutive of Alison or Alexander
Background Story
Elsie is a diminutive of Elizabeth, and Wiktionary records it as a Scottish diminutive of both Alison (Alice) and Alexander. It is used in Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish and Dutch, among other languages.
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Related Names
Elly
Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen and Elizabeth, and other names beginning with El
Ettie
Diminutive of Henrietta and other names ending in etta or ette.
Evvy
Recorded as a feminine given name in Indonesian
Bess
Diminutive of Elizabeth
Bitty
Recorded as a feminine given name in English
Dissy
Edie
Diminutive of Edith
Elke
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid; also a Yiddish feminine form of Elkanah
Elli
Modern Greek form of Helle; also a diminutive of names beginning with El, and an Old Norse word meaning "old age".
Ellie
Derived from 'Elizabeth', meaning 'pledged to God'