Else (given name)

Last updated

Else is a feminine given name, appearing in German, Danish and Norwegian. It is a shortened form of Elisabeth.

Notable people with the name include:

See also

Related Research Articles

Heine is both a surname and a given name of German origin. People with that name include:

Fischer is a German occupational surname, meaning fisherman. The name Fischer is the fourth most common German surname.cn}} The English version is Fisher.

Helga is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, German-speaking countries and the Low Countries. The name was in use in England before the Norman Conquest, but appears to have died out afterwards. It was re-introduced to English-speaking nations in the 20th century from Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordic countries. Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi. Eastern Slavic names Olga (Ольга) and Oleg (Олег) are derived from it.

Reimer is a family name of Germanic or Dutch origin.

Ernst is both a surname and a given name, the German, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of Ernest. Notable people with the name include:

Berg is a surname of North-European origin. In several Germanic languages, the word means "mount", "mountain", or "cliff".

Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oscar (given name)</span> Name list

Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin.

Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages, is common in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The origin of the German forms Dahl and Dahle may have been in medieval Westphalia. In Germany about 11 places are called Dahl. In the Netherlands, a suburb of the city of Nijmegen is called "Heyerdaal", in which "daal" also means "valley". Other examples are "Bloemendaal," "Rozendaal," and "Roosendaal." There are several variations as it was common to add a suffix to Dahl in order to denote the name bearer's original locale or occupation. You also find several variations of -dahl used with prefixes.

Ida is a feminine given name found in Europe and North America. It is popular in Scandinavian countries, where it is pronounced Ee-da.

Pauline is a female given name. It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger.

Jakobsen is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Karoline is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Marie is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.

Baumann is a German surname, and may refer to:

Ingolf is a masculine given name, that has its roots in Germanic mythology. The first part "Ing" refers to the germanic god Yngvi, the second part means "wolf". It may refer to:

Arno is both a surname and a Germanic given name. Notable people with the name include:

Hagen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Amalie is a feminine given name. It is a German variant of the name Amalia. It is derived from the root word 'amal', meaning 'work' in German, 'hope' in Arabic and 'water' in Scots-Gaelic.

Gerd is a common Germanic name and a unisex given name. As a masculine name it is a shortened form of Gerhard and Gerardus. As a feminine name it may be a form of Gerda or Gertrud. See also Gert.