Elise

Elise is the French shortening of Elisabeth, which traces back to the Hebrew Elisheva — my God is abundance, or my God is an oath. The name travels with Beethoven's Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, known the world over as Für Elise, composed in 1810 and still the first recital piece for many young pianists. Elise has held a steady presence in French, German, and Scandinavian use for centuries and entered the American top 500 in the 1980s. Two syllables with a silver edge — eh-LEEZ. The name reads quietly elegant, musically lit, and just particular enough to land.