Elsass
See also: Elsaß
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Elsass (plural Elsasses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elsass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛlzas/
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Proper noun
das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)
- Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)
Related terms
Swedish
Proper noun
Elsass n
- Alsace (a cultural region, former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)
Derived terms
- elsassare
- elsassisk