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Elsie

/ˈɛlsi/

Elsie proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun (1)

Elsie

  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?1784, R. Christopher, The Bishopric Garland, or, Durham Minstrel, Stockton, page 22
    • "And did he not speak of me, Heyward?" demanded Alice, with jealous affection; "surely, he forgot not altogether his little Elsie?"1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans/Chapter 6

Proper noun (2)

Elsie

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

Origin of Elsie

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

From a Scottish diminutive of Alexander.

Words that rhyme with Elsie

Questions about Elsie

What does Elsie mean?
Elsie means a female given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Elsie?
Elsie is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elsie?
Elsie is pronounced /ˈɛlsi/.

Words near Elsie in the dictionary

  1. Elseys
  2. Elsfjord
  3. Elshibairab
  4. elshin
  5. elshins
  6. Elsie
  7. elsilimomab
  8. elsin
  9. Elsing
  10. elsinochrome
  11. elsinochromes

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