Elsa (given name)

Elsa and also Else is a Scandinavian variant of Elizabeth, and may refer to:

People

• Elsa Benítez (born 1977), Mexican supermodel
• Elsa Borg (1826-1909), Swedish social worker
• Elsa Brändström (1888–1948), Swedish philanthropist
• Elsa Beata Bunge (1734–1819), Swedish botanist
• Elsa Einstein (1876–1936), German, Albert Einstein's second wife
• Elsa Eschelsson (1861–1911), first Swedish woman doctor in law
• Elsa Fougt (1744–1826), Swedish publisher
• Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874–1927), German artist/poet
• Elsa Klensch Australian-American Fashion Commentator
• Elsa Lanchester (1902–1986), English-American actress, probably best known for playing the Bride of Frankenstein
• Elsa Lunghini (born 1973), French singer
• Elsa Martinelli (born 1932 or 1935), Italian actress and former fashion model
• Elsa Maxwell (1883–1963), American gossip columnist and author, songwriter, and professional hostess
• Elsa Morante (1912–1985), Italian novelist
• Elsa Peretti (born 1940), Italian jewelry designer
• Elsa Salazar Cade, American entomologist/educator
• Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973), Parisian fashion designer of the 1920s and 1930s
• Elsa Triolet (1896–1970), French writer
• Elsa Zylberstein (born 1968), French actress

Fictional characters

• Elsa of Brabant, heroine of the Wagnerian opera Lohengrin
• Baroness Elsa von Schraeder, from the film and stage show The Sound of Music
• Elsa Schneider, from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Elsa Cleeg, of Kim Possible
• Elsa de Sica, from the manga/anime Gunslinger Girl
• Elsa Shivers from I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Elsa the Snow Queen, from Disney's Frozen
• Elsa Mars, of American Horror Story: Freak Show, portrayed by Jessica Lange.
• Exelsa, formerly Elsa, from the sitcom La familia P. Luche

Other

• Elsa the Lioness, subject of the book and film Born Free
• Variants include Else, Elsie, Elza, Ilsa, and Ilse; some would also include Elise and Eliza.