Élise, Ellise, Elise, Elyse, Elyce or Elize is the shortened feminine French form of

Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ...

, coming originally from the Hebrew name אלישבע (אלי = My God שבע = oath) and meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance".

People

Élise

Élise Bruyère Élise Bruyère (1776–1847) was a French painter who specialized in portraits and floral still lifes. Bruyère was the daughter of Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier (1738–1836), a noted French writer, illustrator, and painter of French histo ...

(1776–1847), a French painter who specialized in portraits and floral still lives *

Élise Bussaglia Élise Bussaglia (born 24 September 1985) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. She was a member of the France national team. Bussaglia is a former winner of the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Female Pla ...

(born 1985), French football player *

Élise Crombez Élise Crombez (born 24 July 1982 in Mouscron, Belgium) is a Belgian model. Career She grew up and went to school in Koksijde. She was discovered in 1999 when she decided to enter a fashion contest (Miss Mannequin) with a friend of hers. The c ...

(born 1982), Belgian fashion model *

Élise Fajgeles Élise Fajgeles (born 6 July 1970) is a French politician who served as the member of the National Assembly (France), National Assembly for the Paris's 5th constituency, 5th constituency of Paris from 2017 to 2019. A member of La République En ...

(born 1970), French politician *

Élise Guilbault Élise Guilbault (born April 8, 1961) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is most noted for her performances in the film '' The Woman Who Drinks (La Femme qui boit)'', for which she won both the Genie Award The Genie Awards were gi ...

(born 1961), Canadian film and television actress *

Élise Leboucher Élise Leboucher (born 9 October 1982) is a French politician from La France Insoumise. She became the Member of Parliament for Sarthe's 4th constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. In the 2022 French legislative election, she unsea ...

(born 1982), French politician *

Élise Lucet Élise Lucet (; born 30 May 1963) is a French journalist and television host. Known for her investigative journalism work on France Télévisions shows such as '' Pièces à Conviction'', '' Cash Investigation'' and '' Envoyé spécial'', she ha ...

(born 1963), French investigative journalist and television host *

Élise Marc Élise Marc (born 25 October 1987) is a French Paralympic cyclist and paratriathlete. She is a two-time World and European champion in the paratriathlon and is a World The world is the totality of entities, the whole of reality, or ev ...

(born 1987), French Paralympic cyclist and paratriathlete *

Élise Paré-Tousignant Élise Paré-Tousignant (1937 – August 8, 2018) was a Canadian music administrator and music pedagogue. She was employed as a music theory teacher and auditory trainor at Université Laval and then was appointed the Faculty of Arts at Universit ...

(1937–2018), Canadian music educator and administrator *

Élise Rivet Élise Rivet, also known as Mère Marie Élisabeth de l'Eucharistie (January 19, 1890, Draria, Algeria – March 30, 1945, Ravensbrück concentration camp, Germany) was a Catholic nun and World War II heroine. Rivet volunteered to go to the gas ...

(1890–1945), French World War II heroine *

Élise Turcotte Élise Turcotte (born 26 June 1957 in Sorel, Quebec) is a Canadian writer. She completed her BA and MA in literary studies at the University of Quebec and later received her doctorate at the Université de Sherbrooke. She now teaches literature ...

(born 1957), Canadian writer

Elise

Elise Allen Elise Allen is an American writer, television producer and screenwriter. Allen is a The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times'' best-selling author and an Emmy nominated writer, known for developing and showrunning the animated seri ...

, American author, TV producer and screenwriter * Elise Averdieck (1808–1907), German social activist * Elise Bauman (born 1990), Canadian actress, director, filmmaker, and singer *

Elise Burgin Elise Burgin (born March 5, 1962) is a retired American tennis player. She achieved WTA rankings of 22 in singles and 7 in doubles. Personal life Burgin, who is Jewish, was born in Baltimore, Maryland and grew up in Maryland. Tennis career Bef ...

(born 1962), American tennis player *

Elise Christie Elise Christie (born 13 August 1990) is a British former short track speed skater. She was coached by Nicky Gooch and she specialised in the 1000m event. She is ten times a European gold medallist, including two overall European titles in 2015 ...

(born 1990), British short-track speed-skater * Elise Cranny (born 1996), American middle and long-distance runner *

Elise Doganieri Elise Doganieri (born April 21, 1967) is an American co-creator and co-executive producer of the CBS reality show ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race''. Doganieri's other credits include serving as show producer of American B ...

(born 1967), American TV producer * Elise Frösslind (1793–1862), Swedish opera singer * Elise Hall (born 1989), American politician * Princess Elise of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1864–1929), last Princess Reuss Younger Line * Elise Holst (1811–1891), Danish stage actress * Elise Hwasser (1831–1894), Swedish actress * Elise Kellond-Knight (born 1990), Australian footballer * Elise Thérèse Koekkoek-Daiwaille (1814–1891), Dutch painter and lithographer *

Elise Mertens Elise Mertens (; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She became List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles on 10 May 2021, the third Belgian to hold the top ranking in either singles or ...

(born 1995), Belgian tennis player * Elise Mourant (1921–1990), New Zealand artist *

Elise Neal Elise Demetria Neal (born March 14, 1966) is an American actress known for her work in television and film. She rose to prominence in 1997 with roles in ''Rosewood'', '' Money Talks'', and ''Scream 2''. She later starred as Yvonne Hughley in th ...

(born 1970), American actress * Elise Norwood (born 1981), Australian water polo player * Elise Minette Levy (1919–2023), American ballerina * Elise Richter (1865–1943), Austrian professor of philology * Elisabeth Röckel (1793–1883), German soprano, possible dedicatee of

Für Elise Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO59, Biamonti Catalogue, Bia515) for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" (, ), is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most significant popular compositions. It was not published during his lifetime, only being disc ...

Elise Stefanik Elise Marie Stefanik ( ; born July 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . As chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2025, she was the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers ...

(born 1984), American politician * Elise Testone (born 1983), American singer and songwriter *

Elise Thorner Elise Thorner (born 16 March 2001) is a British track and field athlete. She finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2024 British Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in the mixe ...

(born 2001), British track and field athlete * Elise Varner Winter (1926-2021), American political hostess and activist * Elise Wortley (born 1990), British explorer

Elyse

* Elyse Aehle (1894–1981), American violinist and conductor *

Elyse Knox Elyse Knox (born Elsie M. Kornbrath, December 14, 1917 – February 16, 2012) was an American actress, model, and fashion designer. She was the mother of actor Mark Harmon. Early life Knox was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Aus ...

(1917–2012), American actress, model, and fashion designer * Elyse Myers (born 1993), American social media influencer, comedian, and musician * Elyse Levesque (born 1985), Canadian actress *

Elyce Lin-Gracey Elyce Lin-Gracey (born June 7, 2007) is an American figure skating, figure skater. She is the Nebelhorn Trophy, 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, Cranberry Cup International, 2024 CS Cranberry Cup silver medalist and the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup bronz ...

(born 2007), American figure skater * Elyse Willems (born 1986), Canadian internet personality

Elize

* EliZe (born 1982), born Elise van der Horst, Dutch singer-songwriter * Elize Cawood (1952–2020), South African actress * Elize Hele (1560–1635), English lawyer and philanthropist * Elize Kotze, former head coach of the South Africa national netball team *

Elize Ryd Hanna Elise Isabell Maj Höstblomma Ryd (born 15 October 1984), known professionally as Elize Ryd (), is a Swedish singer, best known as one of the three vocalists and co-lyricist in the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Amaranthe. She also gai ...

(born 1984), Swedish musician *

Elize du Toit Elize du Toit ( ; born 21 February 1980) is a South African-born English former actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Davies in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2000 to 2004, with a brief return in 2007. Early life Elize ...

(born 1981), British actress

Fictional characters

* Elise the Dancing Girl, a title character in the Japanese short story " The Dancing Girl" * Elise the Spider Queen, a playable champion character in the video game ''

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...

'' * Princess Elise the Third, a major character and love interest of

Sonic Sonic or Sonics may refer to: Companies *Sonic Drive-In, an American drive-in, fast-food restaurant chain * Sonic (ISP), an Internet provider CLEC, serving more than 100 California communities * Sonic Foundry, a computer software company whic ...

in the 2006 video game ''

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game series and media franchise created by the Japanese developers Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara for Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battle ...

'' * Elise, the youngest princess of Nohr in the 2015 video game ''

Fire Emblem Fates ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released int ...

'' * Elise Schwarzer, in the '' Trails of Cold Steel'' series * Élise de la Serre, a supporting character in the video game ''

Assassin's Creed Unity ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' is a 2014 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released in November 2014 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and in December 2020 for Stadia. It is the eighth majo ...

'' * Elyse Keaton, a main character on the American sitcom ''

Family Ties ''Family Ties'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the social shift in the United Stat ...

'', played by Meredith Baxter * Elise, in '' The Astounding Wolf-Man'' comic book series * Elise, in the video game '' Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation'' * Princess Elise, a playable protagonist in the 2008 video game '' My World, My Way'' * Elise, a supporting antagonist in the 2012 manga and 2016 anime series ''

Bungo Stray Dogs , also abbreviated as ''B-S-D'', is a Japanese manga series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa, which has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Young Ace'' since 2012. Each cha ...

'' * Elise, the mother of

Marceline the Vampire Queen Marceline Abadeer, better known as Marceline the Vampire Queen, is a fictional character in the American animated Cartoon Network television series ''Adventure Time'' and resulting franchise, created by Pendleton Ward. She is voiced by Oliv ...

in the animated series ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' * Elise de Clorance, a titular character in the South Korean web novel '' Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp'' * Elise Murphy, a minor character in 2024 film ''

Tarot Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...