The baby name Elisenda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: [e.liˈsɛn.də]; respelling: eh-lee-SEN-dah (Catalan).
Elisenda is Catalan in Origin.
The baby name Elisenda is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: [e.liˈsɛn.də]; respelling: eh-lee-SEN-dah (Catalan).
Elisenda is Catalan in Origin.
Elisenda is a Catalan feminine given name rooted in the medieval Occitan–Catalan naming tradition. Its etymology is debated, but many onomasts place it among the Germanic -senda/-sinda names (compare Ermessenda and Garsenda), where the second element reflects Gothic/Old Germanic sinþ ‘path, journey’. The first element may relate to Aalis/Alice (from Adalheidis ‘noble’), yielding interpretive senses such as ‘noble path’ or ‘one on a noble journey’. It is not a form of Elisabeth, though the opening “Eli-” sometimes prompts that association.
The name is best known through Queen Elisenda de Montcada (c.1292–1364), consort of Aragon and founder of the Pedralbes Monastery in Barcelona, which anchored the name in Catalan history. Use remains concentrated in Catalonia, with periodic revivals in the 19th–20th centuries. Variants and related forms recorded in medieval sources include Alisenda, Elsenda, and Lisenda; modern Catalan keeps Elisenda. Common short forms are Eli and, less often, Senda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| Spain | 0 | #377 | 76 | 2,326 | |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #531 | 543 | 5,561 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #647 | 5 | 9,488 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #931 | 13 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,261 | 7 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,436 | 11 | 9,415 |
Elisenda is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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