"Variant of Elsa"
The name Elza is commonly a female name from the "Scandinavian" origin.
Elza is a variant of Elsa, the short form of Elisabeth that is established in German and Scandinavian naming. The spelling with z in place of s follows conventions in German, Hungarian and Latvian, where Elza is also recorded as a given name in its own right.
Elsa means "Paradise".
The pronunciation of Elza is EL-zuh.