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Motusa is a group of close villages in the district of Itu'tiu, on the island of Rotuma, one of the islands of Fiji. Rotuma is made up of two volcanic landmasses connected by a sandy isthmus, on which Motusa is located. For this reason it has one of the islands longest white sandy beach. Motusa also sits between the Islands two largest bay; Maka Bay to the North and Hapmafau Bay to the South.
Meaning & Origin of Elsee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Motusa is a group of close villages in the district of Itu'tiu, on the island of Rotuma, one of the islands of Fiji. Rotuma is made up of two volcanic landmasses connected by a sandy isthmus, on which Motusa is located. For this reason it has one of the islands longest white sandy beach. Motusa also sits between the Islands two largest bay; Maka Bay to the North and Hapmafau Bay to the South.
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The Story of Elsee
The earliest SSA record of Elsee as a baby girl name dates back to 2011, when 6 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Elsee — #11,927 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 72% of all recorded Elsees. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 36 Elsees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Elsee
Elsee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2011 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Elsee's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #11,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Elsee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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