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Name Élysée
Gender Feminine
Usage French
Pronounced Pron. eh-lee-ZEH
Other Forms FormsÉliséa (via Italian Elisea)
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Meaning & History
In this spelling, the name is probably intended as a French form of ELYSIA.
However, it more likely arose as a modern feminine form of ÉLISÉE, the French form of ELISEUS.The name is most famously known as that of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Palais de l'Élysée, where the French president resides.
However, it more likely arose as a modern feminine form of ÉLISÉE, the French form of ELISEUS.The name is most famously known as that of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and the Palais de l'Élysée, where the French president resides.