Elsa
/elsa/from spelling rules
Elsa is the Spanish form of the female given name Elsa.
How do you pronounce it?
/elsa/
Did you know?
- The name Elsa gained a massive surge in popularity across Spain and Latin America following the release of the film 'Frozen', where the character is known as Elsa in the Spanish dub.
- In some traditional Spanish contexts, Elsa is paired with a second name like María Elsa to follow the common cultural pattern of using María as a prefix.
- The name Elsa is frequently associated with the Germanic root meaning 'God is my oath', but in Spanish, it is treated as a fully integrated, international name without a specific 'Spanish' etymological history.
Examples in context
- Después de la muerte del rey, Elsa se convirtió en la reina.After the king's death Elsa became queen.This sentence shows the use of Elsa as a subject in a sentence about becoming a queen.Tatoeba #4600194 by DarkHollow, translation #4597452 by Hybrid
- Hola Elsa, ¿cómo estás hoy?Hello Elsa, how are you today?
- Elsa es mi mejor amiga.Elsa is my best friend.
- ¿Conoces a Elsa?Do you know Elsa?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a person they met at a party.
- MateoAyer conocí a una chica llamada Elsa.Yesterday I met a girl named Elsa.
- LucíaAh, ¿te refieres a Elsa de la clase de arte?Ah, do you mean Elsa from art class?
- MateoSí, ella es muy simpática.Yes, she is very nice.
- LucíaEs una persona excelente.She is an excellent person.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
