Elise = Elizabeth, Alice?

freckafree · #1 08-10-2006, 07:10 PM

I realize that Für Elise was probably not composed for anyone named Elise, but in Germany, is Elise a fairly common given name? And if so, is its English equivalent Elizabeth or Alice? Or neither?

Marley23 · #2 08-10-2006, 08:18 PM

According to BehindtheName.com, Elise is a diminuitive of Elizabeth, and the German form of Elizabeth is.... Elisabeth. Alice comes from Adelaide.

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