Ilse is a common female name, technically a German diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elisabeth, 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), 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 (born 1955), German Lutheran theologian, responsible for the German-speaking Protestant Church on Madeira Island * Ilse Bing (1899–1998), German avant-garde photographer * Ilse Braun (1909–1979), one of two sisters of Eva Braun * Ilse DeLange (born 1977), Dutch singer * Ilse Dörffeldt (1912–1992), German Olympic sprinter * Ilse Fischer (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

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