Ilse

Dutch variation of Ilsa

"pledged to God"

Ilse Origin and Meaning

The name Ilse is a girl's name meaning "pledged to God".

Pronounced with two syllables, as if spelled Ilsa, Ilse is popular in The Netherlands and may rise here with cousin Elsa.

Ilse Popularity

• 1705 Nameberry 2024
• 114 Netherlands 2015
• 68 Sweden 2022

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Famous People Named Ilse

• Ilse Bing German photographer
• Ilse Annoeska de Lange singer for Dutch band The Common Linnets
• Ilse Heylen Belgian Olympic judoka
• Ilse Aichinger Austrian writer
• Ilse Charlotte (Still) Werner Dutch,German singer/actress
• Ilse Crawford British interior designer

Ilse in Pop Culture

• Ilse Neumann character in the musical "Spring Awakening"
• Ilse Burnley character in the "Emily of New Moon" series by L. M. Montgomery