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Elphaba

OriginLiterary invented name
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About Elphaba

Elphaba was invented by Gregory Maguire for the protagonist of his novel Wicked, which became the long-running Broadway play and then a movie. Elphaba is the name of the Wicked Witch of the West, unnamed in the Oz books, and is drawn from the initials of Oz creator L. Frank Baum.

Nicknames Elfie, Ellie, Elle, or Abbie could make it feel more grounded.

Pronounced el-FAH-ba.

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