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Elsie

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Elsie¹

  • /ˈɛlsi/

Rhymes with -ɛlsi

Where it comes from

From a Scottish diminutive of Alison/Alice and Elspeth/Elizabeth.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Hebrew. Elsie Marley is so neat, / 'Tis hard for one to walk the street / But every lad a lass they meet, / Cries do you ken Elsie Marley, honey?

Elsie²

Where it comes from

From a Scottish diminutive of Alexander.

proper noun

  1. obsolete, rare A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nora, sok, suk, ceylon, wuxi, tin, cnn, cia, sik, elise, elisa, elsa, else, elizabeth, eliza, lizzie

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"Elsie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elsie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{elsie_2026,
  title = {Elsie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elsie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}