Elise

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Elise

/ˈiːliːs/
/ɛliːs/
/əˈlis/ Scotland

Where it comes from

From French Élise or German Elise, both variants of Elisabeth.

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew. "Obviously I wasn't going to go through life saddled with a name like Elsie. When I got up to London at the age of eighteen everybody laughed at me, so a boyfriend suggested a tiny amendment, two letters swopped, and I've been Elise for thirty years."

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: elizabeth, elis, lea, frank, write, hello, elsie, elysse, elisabeth, elie, elisjsha, elissa, eliezer, elsa, elias, eliza

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MLA

"Elise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Elise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elise

Chicago

"Elise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elise.

BibTeX

@misc{elise_2026,
  title = {Elise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}