Elsen

See also: elsen

English

Proper noun

Elsen (plural Elsens)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsen is the 31554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 733 individuals. Elsen is most common among White (95.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as elsne in 1252. Potentially derived from els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛl.sə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: El‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛlsən

Proper noun

Elsen n

  1. A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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