Where does “elsa” come from?
elsa (Italian) comes from Italian Elisabetta, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
elsa (Italian): hilt; crossguard
Definitions
- hilt; crossguard
Ancestry of “elsa”, step by step
elsa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Elisabetta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Elisabetta | Elizabeth, Elisabeth biblical characters |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 3 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 4 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 5 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via Latin Elsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Elsa | — |
via Lombardic hilza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lombardic | hilza | — |