English translation/equivalent: Elsa

Origin: Derived from the Hebrew Elisheba, composed from El "God" and sheba "seven," which indicates perfection in numerology. Means "my God is perfection."

Name Day/Onomastico: January 4—in memory of the first American saint, Elsa Bailey Seton, died in 1821 and canonized in 1975.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Elisabetta

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