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Elyse

Elyse proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Elyse

  1. A female given name from French.
    • Elyse Saugstad, a professional skier, wore a backpack equipped with an air bag, a relatively new and expensive part of the arsenal that backcountry users increasingly carry to ease their minds and increase survival odds in case of an avalanche. About to be overtaken, she pulled a cord near her...2012 December, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin of Elyse

A rare spelling variant of Elise. By folk etymology, connected to Elysium.

Questions about Elyse

What does Elyse mean?
Elyse means a female given name from French.
What part of speech is Elyse?
Elyse is a proper noun.

Words near Elyse in the dictionary

  1. elymoclavine
  2. Elymus
  3. Elyot
  4. Elyria
  5. Elysabeth
  6. Elyse
  7. Elysia
  8. elysian
  9. Elysian Fields
  10. Elysians
  11. elysiid

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