Elspie

English

Etymology

Elspeth +‎ -ie

Proper noun

Elspie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Elspeth.
    • 1850 Dinah Craik, Olive, page 4:
      "Elspeth, or mair commonly, Elspie Murray. A very gude name, doctor. The Murrays of Perth were—"
      "No doubt—no doubt, Mrs. Elsappy."
      "Elspie, sir. Ye maunna ca' me out o' my name, wi' your unceevil English tongue," added the pertinacious old dame.

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.