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Elsie (given name)

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Elsie is a feminine given name, a diminutive form of Elspeth, a Scottish version of Elizabeth. It has been in use in the Anglosphere as an independent name since the 1800s.[1] The name has increased in usage in English-speaking countries in recent years.[2]

It may refer to:

People

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Given name

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Short for another name

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  • Elizabeth Elsie Carlisle (1896–1977), English singer
  • Elizabeth Elsie MacGill (1905–1980), Canadian aeronautical engineer, first woman to earn an aeronautical engineering degree and "Queen of the Hurricanes" (fighter aircraft)
  • Eliška Elsie Paroubek (1906–1911), Czech-American girl who was kidnapped and murdered

Fictional characters

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  • Elsie the Cow, an advertising mascot of the Borden Company
  • Elsie, a main character in the Playhouse Disney animated television series Stanley
  • Elsie Dinsmore, titular character in the Elsie Dinsmore series by Martha Finley
  • Elsie Dyck, a character from the 2020 Andrew Unger novel Once Removed
  • Elsie Hooper, title character of the black and white horror serial of the same name, appearing in the UMass Daily Collegian
  • Elsie Hughes, the housekeeper on the series Downton Abbey
  • Elsie Hughes, in the television series Westworld played by Shannon Woodward
  • Elsie Lappin, on the British soap opera Coronation Street in 1960, the first to speak on the series
  • Elsie Tanner, on the British soap opera Coronation Street
  • Elsie Crimson, a supporting character from the manga and anime series Edens Zero

See also

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  • Elzie E. C. Segar (1894–1938), American cartoonist, creator of Popeye

Notes

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 89. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Elsie". www.behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 21 December 2023.