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Эльза
“God is my oath”·“My God is bountiful”
Эльза is a given name from German. It is used in Russian.
Russian and TatarWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Elza.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Эльза is Elza written in Cyrillic. Elza is a variant of Elizabeth. “God is my oath” is the etymological interpretation given for Elisabeth, the same name in a different spelling. “My God is bountiful” is another recorded interpretation, but the two should be kept distinct rather than blended into one literal translation.
Explained through its name family
Эльза’s family of names
In Russian usage, Эльза has a conventional equivalent in the French form Elsa. Эльза can be written in the Roman alphabet as Elza.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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