The first name Élise

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About the first name Élise

Meaning

The name Élise is a form related to Élisabeth and shares its traditional meaning: “my God is an oath” or “God is my oath”.

Historical origin

Élise belongs to the same name family as Élisabeth. The name Élisabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, transmitted through Greek Elisabet and Latin Elisabeth.

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In archival records, Élise may coexist with Élisabeth or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:él-izel.iz

Frequency of the first name Élise by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Élise by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

3,969total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name ÉliseLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Élise in baptisms by year.50037525012501795183818811924196720101795–1799 7 baptisms1800–1804 14 baptisms1805–1809 7 baptisms1810–1814 14 baptisms1815–1819 35 baptisms1820–1824 63 baptisms1825–1829 126 baptisms1830–1834 105 baptisms1835–1839 231 baptisms1840–1844 266 baptisms1845–1849 217 baptisms1850–1854 308 baptisms1855–1859 322 baptisms1860–1864 336 baptisms1865–1869 336 baptisms1870–1874 322 baptisms1875–1879 308 baptisms1880–1884 147 baptisms1885–1889 112 baptisms1890–1894 77 baptisms1895–1899 98 baptisms1900–1904 63 baptisms1905–1909 21 baptisms1910–1914 35 baptisms1915–1919 28 baptisms1920–1924 7 baptisms1925–1929 7 baptisms1935–1939 14 baptisms1945–1949 28 baptisms1950–1954 28 baptisms1955–1959 21 baptisms1960–1964 28 baptisms1965–1969 14 baptisms1970–1974 14 baptisms1975–1979 21 baptisms1980–1984 42 baptisms1985–1989 70 baptisms1990–1994 21 baptisms2000–2004 35 baptisms2005–2009 14 baptisms2010–2014 7 baptisms

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