Elsa

Etymology
, contraction of, occasionally used in English after its appearance in Wagner's opera Lohengrin (1847).

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Elsa: Elsuson
 * daughter of Elsa: Elsudóttir

Etymology
From and.

Etymology
Medieval diminutive of.

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
Contraction of or.

Etymology
From.

Etymology
Rare medieval contraction of, also a variant Danish. First recorded in Sweden in 1422. Taken to general use in the 19th century through the influence of the identical German name.