- thoughts on [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]?
- pronunciation issues? i pronounce like Elsa
- stick to [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]? to tied to disney?
- combos for [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]?
The Ail beginning makes me think of ailing.
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] is pretty Disney now I think, though it has a great sound.
What about [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]?
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i have played around with [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] and even created [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] [name_f]Florence[/name_f] but [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] just doesn’t give me enough spunk and fun and just feels a little soft and cutsey…
I really like [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f], it’s not too unusual here so I don’t think it gets mixed up with [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] too often, but I can imagine in places where [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] is less common, it will get confused.
I like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], but it does feel very Disney now, unfortunately. I don’t that association is going to go away any time soon with the second film coming out next year.
I like [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] and clicking on the name I love the meaning - “elf victory”, yay! (Ail the beginning of fairy in Irish, so that must be the elf bit). Much preferable to meaning [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] has imo (I do like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] also) and no Disney tie in 
I like [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] and think it makes a fresh choice. I also like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], but would choose [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] in preference right now because of Disney.
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I love [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]. I think it sounds/feels magical and whimsical without the Frozen connection. However, I can see it being confused for [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] a lot.
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[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] does feel too Disney to me, especially as someone who was never into Disney as much as my peers.
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[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Persephone[/name_f] (part of my combo), [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Snow[/name_f], [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f].
interested in how you pronounce [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]? as i would pronounce it like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] but when i click on the name it describes it more like al-sha…
I think if you said it too quickly, people might hear “[name_f]Elsa[/name_f],” but I personally do not pronounce the names the same way. The beginning of syllable “Ail” typically rhymes with pail from what I’ve read. I’ve not heard the name spoken aloud, but that is how I assumed it was pronounced upon first seeing it. I definitely think it has a similar spunk as [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], but has a distinct enough pronunciation difference that the Disney character is not the first thing that came to mind.
I don’t like [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f], the spelling looks really odd to me and I’m tempted to pronounce it “AIL-sa”, like someone saying [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] in a very very thick Southern accent. I do think [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] is a bit tied to Disney, but people have named their kids [name_f]Leia[/name_f] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] so I don’t find it a big deal… plus [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] is not a terrible character to share a name with. In my opinion I would just stick to [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] as it looks prettier spelled out and the pronunciation is straightforward.
[name_f]Every[/name_f] [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] I’ve know has pronounced it like AIL-sah, as in the first syllable rhyming with fail. Its also how the first part of [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_m]Craig[/name_m] is said.
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[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] is a beautiful name! I prefer it to [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], in fact. It’s the Scottish vibe that makes it - [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] has the fragrance of heather and the freshness of mizzle.
i am currently living in scotland as to where i’ve heard it and maybe it is just the way i hear it as [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
I think if you’re going to pronounce [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] like [name_f]Elsa[/name_f], it might as well be [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]. But what do you think of [name_f]Ilsa[/name_f]? I like it much more than [name_f]Elsa[/name_f].
I can imagine [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] said in some Scottish accents sounding like [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] alright, it is a Scottish name though so quite likely these people were named [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]. I have known an adult named [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f], not sure if there was Scottish in background.
i did come across this name when doing research about [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] and i do like but worry about the i and l looking to much like each other when writing it…
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I think it sounds whimsical and sweet.
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You may run into people who are initially unsure of how to say it. I think the pronunciation itself is not too hard though once you know what it is. I say ail-sah, first rhyming with mail.
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I wouldn’t go for [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] due to the heavy Disney connection.
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Here are some ideas:
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] [name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
I quite like nature names with it, it seems.
I actually prefer [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] to [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]. I’ve never really liked the way the latter looked, and the Disney moved just solidified my dislike for it even more. [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] on the other hand has more flare and sounds more picturesque and magical, imo.
If you’re still looking for names, there’s also [name_f]Ilse[/name_f], which is cute, and [name_f]Aisa[/name_f]. That one isn’t Scandinavian (not sure if that’s a deal breaker), but it looks close to the others and sounds pretty.
You might find this old Nameberry thread to be interesting:
I like both [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] & [name_f]Elsa[/name_f]…[name_f]Elsa[/name_f] for me is the lioness in [name_m]Born[/name_m] [name_u]Free[/name_u] (I was a kid back in the '70s) rather than the Frozen character. [name_f]Ailsa[/name_f] & [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] are pronounced differently, at least as they come out of my mouth…AYL-sah & [name_f]ELL[/name_f]-sah…but I’m also in the minority of Americans who pronounce [name_f]Mary[/name_f], marry, merry, & murray differently.
I like the suggestion of [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] as a middle name so that the first & middle names don’t both end w/a-sounds.
Good luck! 
- What ails you is what I hear. I don’t like how it looks or sounds.
- No one will say it [name_f]Elsa[/name_f].
- [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] is OK. What about [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] or Elsinore or [name_f]Eluned[/name_f] with [name_f]Elsa[/name_f] as a nn?