Elsass
See also: Elsaß
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Elsass (plural Elsasses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsass is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Elsass is most common among White (98.81%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elsass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Formerly Elsāzzun ("those dwelling outside"). From Old High German Elisāzo, the first element from Proto-Germanic *aljaz (“other”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
das Elsass n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Elsass or des Elsasses)
- Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)
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Swedish edit
Proper noun edit
Elsass n
- Alsace (a region, former administrative region, and historical province of France, located on the west bank of the upper Rhine; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Grand Est)