Ilse is a common female name, technically a German diminutive of

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, functioning as a given name in its own right chiefly in Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and all of the Scandinavian countries including Finland. It may refer to:

Rivers

* Ilse (Bega), a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, tributary of the Bega * Ilse (Lahn), a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, tributary of the Lahn * Ilse (Oker), a river of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, flowing from the Harz mountains, tributary of the Oker *

Ilse (Weser) Ilse is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Weser near Emmerthal. See also *List of rivers of Lower Saxony References

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, a river in Lower Saxony, Germany

People

* Princess Ilse, a legendary princess of the Harz mountains in Germany * Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016), Austrian writer *

Ilse Everlien Berardo Ilse Everlien Berardo (born 28 December 1955) is a German Lutheran theologian, responsible for the German-speaking Protestant Church on Madeira Island. She is the first woman to become pastor of the Lutheran Church in Madeira, in 500 years of Chri ...

(born 1955), German Lutheran theologian, responsible for the German-speaking Protestant Church on Madeira Island *

Ilse Bing Ilse Bing (23 March 1899 – 10 March 1998) was a German avant-garde and commercial photographer who produced pioneering monochrome images during the inter-war era. Biography Background and early life Bing was born to a wealthy Jewish famil ...

(1899–1998), German avant-garde photographer * Ilse Braun (1909–1979), one of two sisters of Eva Braun *

Ilse DeLange Ilse Annoeska de Lange (born 13 May 1977), better known as Ilse DeLange, is a Dutch country and pop rock singer-songwriter. As a member of The Common Linnets, she finished in second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Biography Ilse An ...

(born 1977), Dutch singer *

Ilse Dörffeldt Ilse Dörffeldt (23 March 1912 – 14 September 1992) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Her 4 × 100 m team set a world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever ...

(1912–1992), German Olympic sprinter *

Ilse Fischer Ilse Fischer (born 29 June 1975) is an Austrian mathematician whose research concerns enumerative combinatorics and algebraic combinatorics, connecting these topics to representation theory and statistical mechanics. She is a professor of mathemat ...

(born 1975), Austrian mathematician * Ilse Fürstenberg (1907–1976), German actress * Ilse Geldhof (born 1973), Belgian racing cyclist * Ilse Gradwohl (born 1943), Mexican painter * Ilse Hellman (1908–1998), Austrian-British psychoanalyst * Ilse Heylen (born 1977), Belgian judoka * Ilse Kaschube (born 1953), East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s * Ilse Koch, one of the first prominent Nazis to be tried by the U.S. military * Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth (born 1965), Venezuelan-born Mexican singer and telenovela actress, stage name * Ilse Thiele (1920–2010), East German politician * Ilse Vaessen (born 1986), Dutch badminton player * Ilse van der Meijden (born 1988), water polo player of the Netherlands * Ilse Werner (1921–2005), Dutch actress and singer

Characters

* Ilse Burnley, a major character in the ''Emily of New Moon'' trilogy and its adaptations. * Ilse Langnar, a character from the ''Attack on Titan'' manga. * Ilse Neumann, character in the play ''Spring Awakening (play), Spring Awakening'', and later adaptations * Ilse Witch, character in several books of the ''Shannara, Shannara series''

Other

* 249 Ilse, an asteroid named for the legendary German princess of the Harz Mountains *Aechmea 'Ilse', ''Aechmea'' 'Ilse', a plant