Elsa???

If 23 year old ds had been a dd, he'd probably have been an Elsa

It was my lovely Granny's name - although for complicated reasons, she was known as Billy from the age of 10.

There is an Elsa in yr4 at my DDs school, she’s blond & blue eyed, no one cares. Her DF is Swedish, it’s a family name, they spend a lot of time is Sweden so she knows it’s a normal name and not anything to do with Frozen.

As someone said, no one blinks an eye at Alice, Aurora, Belle or other TV character names. I think the days of teasing and name comparisons are leaving. Most names would be used in TV shows, movies at some point or another, people need to stop being ridiculous and making a big deal of a child being given a perfectly normal name just because someone choose to use it in a movie.

Now if the OPs sisters surname was West and she called her child Rosemary, I’d be worried.

Showing my age - it makes me think of the Baroness in the Sound of Music!

Until the movie Frozen the only Elsa I knew was a woman who would be over 50 now. I wouldn’t let it get to you.

I think it's ok. Quite a weak name but it sounds nice enough.

Frozen is getting old so that shouldn't be an issue....

I love it and it was my first choice for my first dc- who turned out to be a boy.
this was literally a few weeks before Frozen came out so it felt a lucky escape at the time. 10 years ago now though.
although it’s not a bad one, I do think many will make the connotation unfortunately

Elsa is a beautiful name. It's not overdone at all (probably because people have avoided it with the Frozen link). I wouldn't worry about it one bit. Elsa is a good character anyway, and i am old enough that I think of the Born Free lioness, also a positive association.

People might move on but the child has to live with the name.
There aren't many Elsas but there are lots of Elsies and Ellas.
It was Elsa the lioness in my day.

She’ll likely be called Ellie along with all the other Elsas, Ellas, Ellies, Eleanors etc - so I wouldn’t worry about that

It’s more than it’s a bit dull because so many of them and so many El names. But it’s nice anyway. She won’t get teased - it’s very popular full stop.

There are two Aurora's at my DDs nursery. Neither of them get teased and no-one has ever commented on their names. Neither of them are particularly girlie and I don't think either of them were named for Disney. People move on from other people's kids names pretty quickly, there are more important things to worry about.

I like it - as a short form of Elizabeth. Aurora is dreadful.

Elsa is a pretty common name in Scandinavian countries ( hence its use in Frozen)

It’s a gorgeous name. It’s not like it’s Aurora, which is far more likely to have Disney links..

I’d worry less about the Frozen link, like pps say there are loads of names that applies to. Kids tease for all kinds of things or she might get extra respect from some because of it! But for me it’s just a ‘meh’ boring, common name (apologies to those with Elsa’s, I’m sure they are not boring)

Because of the movie I should say. Dd was 4 she's 13 now.

We named our dog. Huge regret.

It's fine. It's a totally normal name. Yes there is an association with Frozen but who cares? It's a harmless kids movie. If I heard of a child called Elsa in my head I would think "oh like frozen" but then would think nothing more about it.

Excuse the pun but "let it go" OP 😁

I like the name
Who cares if some people think of Frozen

I think the name is really pretty. Does it matter if people think "ooh like in Frozen"?
Is that where your sister heard the name from? Because all little Elsa has to do when she's older is say "Yes - my mum watched the film and liked the name" ( or......"My mum has always been obsessed with Born Free so I got the name").
Why would anyone tease her or make jokes for being named the same as a film character?

I wouldn't use it. We had an auntie who declared she didn't like our name choice and offered alternatives 😂
Then had here own children and chose the two most used names that decade. I never said a word, but her son is one of twenty at primary🙄

As the parent of a 3yo girl who's Elsa obsessed I can confirm this isn't the case.

I really like the name but no I wouldn't use it.

I think that whatever everyone thinks of the name Elsa (and I love it) an auntie has no say over the name of her niece and should keep her beak out.

I must be showing my age because I thought, "the lion"?

I disagree, it’s still everywhere! My daughter went to a party with an Elsa entertainer this weekend. And frozen 3 comes out in the next couple of years I think.

that said, I taught an 11 year old Elsa last year. I don’t recall anyone teasing her about frozen. It’s not like Elsa is the villain! I also have an 11 year old Anna this year and never heard such a comment.

Its a normal name. A lot less Disney than Ariel or Aurora...

If she has a sister called Anna it would be disney.

(They are making Frizen 3 currently... the association isn't going anywhere but its still a normal name)

Let it go op