Elise

French variation of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

Elise Origin and Meaning

The name Elise is a girl's name of French origin meaning "pledged to God".

Elise is one of those golden names that stylish but not TOO popular. Its appeal is due in large part to its French flair and to the love for El-names in general.

Elise originated as French diminutive of Elizabeth but is now most commonly used as self-contained name. In English and French speaking countries, Elise is pronounced with two syllables, but in countries with Germanic or Scandinavian languages it is pronounced with three syllables, closer to Elisa.

Elise was introduced into the English-speaking world in the late nineteenth century. Today, it can make an original, modern honor name for an ancestral Elizabeth. Emily Blunt played a character named Elise in The Adjustment Bureau. Fur Elise is one of Beethoven's most popular piano pieces. Piers Morgan named his daughter Elise.

Elise Rank in US Top 1000

# 274 in the US

Elise Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 143 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elise

• 274 US 2023
• 143 Nameberry 2025
• 167 Canada 2023
• 159 Future 2028
• 356 England 2023
• 191 Scotland 2024
• 97 Australia 2015
• 96 France 2021
• 155 Germany 2016
• 93 Netherlands 2023
• 69 Sweden 2024
• 50 Norway 2018
• 37 Belgium 2023
• 174 Switzerland 2022

20 Names Similar to Elise

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• Emilia
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• Madeline
• Amelie
• Tessa
• Lillian
• Vivian
• Audrey
• Vivienne
• Elena
• Adeline
• Gemma
• Lydia
• Norah
• Camille
• Juliette
• Adaline
• Eva

Famous People Named Elise

• Elise Victoria Feodora Sophie Adelheid Princess of Hohenlohe,Langenburg; Princess Reuss Younger Line
• Elise Burgin American tennis player
• Elise Neal American actress
• Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance American pathologist and physician
• Elise Stefanik U.S. Congresswoman from New York; youngest woman ever elected to Congress
• Elise Crombez Belgian model
• Elise Gatien Canadian actress
• (Mary) Elise Ray American gymnast
• Elise Nicole Testone American pop singer
• Elise Blake English actress
• Elise Bauman Canadian actress
• Elise Ippolito (born Frances Gres) American painter
• Elise Kellond Knight, Australian soccer player
• Élise Bussaglia French football player
• Elise Hove Thorsnes Norwegian football player
• Kimberly Elise (Trammel) American actress
• Élise Marie Annonciade Princess Murat (b. 1977), daughter of Joachim, 8th Prince Murat; twin of sister Pauline Béatrice Marie
• Elise Lasalle (b. 1995) daughter of actress Eva Pope and Laurence Lasalle
• Elise Chin (b. 2010) daughter of Singaporean actor Marcus Chin
• Elise Morgan (b. 2011) daughter of British TV personality Piers Morgan

The name Elise in Pop Culture

• Elise McKenna character from the film "Somewhere in Time"
• Elise de la Serre character from the video game "Assassin's Creed: Unity"
• Elise Storton main character in Melody Carlson's "Never Been Kissed"
• Elise character in video game "Fire Emblem: Fates"
• Elise Whisks character from the "Selection" trilogy
• Elise the Spider Queen character from the video game "League of Legends"
• "A Letter to Elise " song by The Cure
• "A Perfect Day Elise," song by PJ Harvey
• "Fur Elise " a bagatelle composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
• Elise character in horror movie franchise "Insidious"
• Elise a monkey villager from “Animal Crossing”
• Elise a club in the video game series "Yakuza"