Elza is a feminine given name of Hebrew and German origins. A derivation of Elizabeth, and a close variant of the names Elsa, Eliza and Aliza, it is Germanic for "noble".
People Elza Berquó (1925–2026), Brazilian demographer Elza Goeva (1928–2026), Bulgarian painter Elza Jeffords (1826–1885), U.S. Representative Elza Kephart, Canadian film director, producer, writer Elza Kolodin, Polish pianist Elza Kövesházi-Kalmár (1876–1956), Hungarian sculptor Elza Kungayeva (1982–2000), Chechen woman abducted, beaten, raped and murdered by a Russian Army Colonel Elza Leimane (born 1984), Latvian ballet dancer Elza Mayhew (1916–2004), Canadian sculptor Elza Medeiros (1921–2009), Brazilian Army officer and World War II veteran Elza Radziņa (1917–2005), Latvian actress Elza Soares (1937–2022), Brazilian samba singer Elza van den Heever (born 1979), South African opera singer
Fictional characters Elza Walker, the beta version of Claire Redfield, the protagonist of the 1998 survival horror video game, Resident Evil 2 Japanese name of Zael, a character from the video game The Last Story Inferno Queen Elza, a character in the Japanese role-playing game, Brave Frontier Elza Gray, a character that appeared in Sailor Moon (anime)
References Elza – Meaning of Elza