At a Glance
- Meaning
- Narrow strait, referencing the Danish town Helsingør
- Origin
- Danish (place-name)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- EL-sih-nor
Elsinore is a Danish (place-name) girl's name meaning “narrow strait, referencing the Danish town Helsingør”. It appears in our list of 200+ Dazzling Whimsical Girls Names You Definitely Haven’t Heard.
Meaning & Origin of Elsinore
Meaning: Narrow strait, referencing the Danish town Helsingør.
Origin: Danish (place-name).
A common claim: Popularly known as the name of the castle in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Actually: That's a literary association, not the literal meaning; the name derives from the Danish town Helsingør, likely referencing a narrow strait.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Elsinore
EL-sih-norIPA /ˈɛlsɪnɔːr/
Popularity of Elsinore
Elsinore doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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