[ 2 syll. e-li-se, el-ise ] The baby girl name Elise is pronounced ih-L IY S or ih-L IY Z in English or eh-L IY-Zah in German †. Elise is of Germanic and Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in the German, Dutch, English, French, and Scandinavian languages. Elise is a German variant transcription of Alice.Elise is also a Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian contraction of Elizabeth (English, Greek, and Hebrew). See also the related forms, Elisha (English and Hebrew) and Elysia (English).lise is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1940s. At the recent height of its usage in 2012, 0.110% of baby girls were given the name Elise.