Ilse \i-lse, il-se\ as a girl's name is pronounced ILL-sah. It is of German origin. Short form of Elisabeth (Hebrew) "God's promise".

Ilse has 8 variant forms: Ellsa, Elsa, Else, Ilisa, Illsa, Ilsae, Ilsaie and Ilsa.

For more information, see also the related name Elizabeth.

Baby names that sound like Ilse are Ilyse and Ilise.