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Elsey

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Elsey

  • /ˈɛlsi/

Rhymes with -ɛlsi

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From the Old English personal name Ælfsiġe, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and siġe (“victory”).

proper noun Elseys · Elza

  1. countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
  2. countable, uncountable A locality and national park in Roper Gulf Region, Northern Territory, Australia, named after Elsey Creek and Joseph Ravenscroft Elsey.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Stone County, Missouri, United States.

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@misc{elsey_2026,
  title = {Elsey},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elsey},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}