Elza

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Elza

1. A female given name

Altered form of Elsey.

Elza (plural Elzas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elza is the 40856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 534 individuals. Elza is most common among White (94.38%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

• Zale, laze, zale, zeal

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1506. Cognate to German Elsa.

Elza f

1. a female given name

• Elizabete
• Ilze

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: Elza was the only given name of 2216 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.