Elsa
/ˈɛlsə/
Elsa proper noun: a female given name from German or Hebrew.
Proper noun
Elsa (plural Elsas)
- A female given name from German or Hebrew.
- A friend that I envied — it was the same friend who had benefited from admiring Cosette's jewelry, a girl whose name was Elsa and whom naturally we called Lioness —1988, Barbara Vine, The House of Stairs, Onyx, published 1990, →ISBN, page 35
- Do you remember the wave of Elsas that arrived shortly after the release of Frozen at the end of 2013? It became one the fastest-climbing names of the following year before dropping back, and then had another (smaller) spike in 2019 when Frozen II came out.2022, Eleanor Turner, “On-screen inspo”, in Baby Names 2023, White Ladder, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, part one (Naming your baby)
Noun
Elsa (plural Elsas)
- A woman with magical powers over ice and cold, especially one who lets fear, panic, and indecision make her lose control.
- Ranni is the elsa of elden ring2024 December 19, failureagainandagain, “Is this canon?”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026
- Kylo and Rey are the Elsa of the SW franchise. Incredible power, but whenever they're under duress, they panic and forget +90% of what they can do.2021 May 31, Cityman, “[Star wars] Kyle katarn VS. Kylo ren?”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026
Examples of Elsa in a sentence
- Literally in just the previous book her Charmspeak had practically no effect on Khione, a MINOR GODDESS (the Elsa of the Percy Jackson world) but here she is putting mother earth to sleep XD2021 July 29, apixelpaints, “the ending of blood of olympus was so disappointing”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug 2026:
- He’s pretty much the Elsa of the Dark Powers.2018 July 2, MandyMod, “Fleshing out Curse of Strahd Part 4: More on The Dark Powers”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug...
Forms of Elsa
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Elsas |
| Noun | |
| plural | Elsas |
Origin of Elsa
From German Elsa, contraction of Elisabeth, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847). The common noun is after the character of the Frozen series of films.
Words formed from Elsa
Questions about Elsa
- What does Elsa mean?
- Elsa means a female given name from German or Hebrew.
- How do you use Elsa in a sentence?
- Literally in just the previous book her Charmspeak had practically no effect on Khione, a MINOR GODDESS (the Elsa of the Percy Jackson world) but here she is putting mother earth to sleep XD
- What part of speech is Elsa?
- Elsa can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Elsa?
- Elsa is pronounced /ˈɛlsə/.
Words near Elsa in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Elsa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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