The first name Elsie

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About the first name Elsie

Meaning

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

Historical origin

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

Pronunciation:el-siɛlsi

Frequency of the first name Elsie by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Elsie 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.

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Annual evolution of the first name ElsieLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Elsie in baptisms by year.1075201845187118971923194919751845–1849 6 baptisms1865–1869 3 baptisms1915–1919 6 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms1965–1969 6 baptisms1975–1979 3 baptisms

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