The story behind Else
From Danish Else.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
German entry
Borrowed from Danish Else.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈelse/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈe̞ls̠e̞]
- German: /ˈʔɛlzə/
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Names Similar to Else
Hanne
Short form of Johanna, Hannele, or borrowed from Danish or German Hanne.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Malte
From Danish Malte. From Danish Malte. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1672.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mette
From Danish Mette.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ole
Borrowed from Danish Ole. Borrowed from Norwegian and Danish Ole.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eithne
From Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne. From Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne. Cognate with Old Norse Eðna.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Elie
Variously a form of Elijah used in Romanian, French, and some other languages, or short for names like Eliezer.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Else
Akseli
From Danish Aksel (mostly via Swedish Axel), from a vernacular form of Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm, literally “father of peace”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Astride
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Astrid.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Else
Akseli
From Danish Aksel (mostly via Swedish Axel), from a vernacular form of Biblical Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (ʾAḇšālōm, literally “father of peace”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Axel
From Danish Aksel, first used for the bishop and statesman Absalon Hvide (1128–1201), from biblical Absalom. Some sources suggest that the bishop was originally named Áskell,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length