Ailse as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ailse

What is the meaning of the name Ailse ?

The baby name Ailse is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AYL-suh (approx. /ˈeɪlsə/).

Ailse is Scottish in Origin.

Ailse is a rare, primarily feminine, Gaelic‑Scottish given name with dual roots: most often treated as a spelling variant of Ailsa, the Scottish place‑name derived from Ailsa Craig; that goes back to Old Norse Álfsigr + ey “island,” read as “elf‑victory” or “Álf’s island.” In Irish and Scottish Gaelic contexts, Ailse can also echo Ailís, the medieval Gaelic form of Alice, ultimately from Germanic Adalheidis, meaning “noble kind” or “of noble rank.”

Recorded in Scotland since the 18th and 19th centuries via the romantic revival of local toponyms, Ailsa gained steady use through the 20th, while Ailse itself remained uncommon and appears today as a modern, regional, or stylistic spelling. In Ireland and Gaelic-speaking communities, its tie to Ailís connects it to medieval usage brought by the Normans. Related forms and variants include Ailsa, Ailsie, Ailís/Àilis, Ailish, Alice, Alison, and Alisa; diminutives may be Elsie or Ailie.

⚙ Ailse is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 7 times, across 6 countries.