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Eli en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈilaɪ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Hebrew עֵלִי (“ascent”); cognate to the Arabic-derived Ali.

Meanings

  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
  2. The priest who brought up Samuel.

Translations (34)

ar عالي (male given name) · eo Eli (male given name) · cmn 以利 (male given name) · id Eli (male given name) · es Elí (the priest who brought up Samuel) · pt Eli (the priest who brought up Samuel) · kk Ели (male given name) · he עֵלִי (the priest who brought up Samuel) · yi אלי (the priest who brought up Samuel) · br Eli (male given name) · grc Ηλί (male given name) · la Hēlī (male given name) · he אֵלִי (male given name) · fa عیلی (male given name) · ia Eli (male given name) · ur عیلی (male given name) · ja エリ (male given name) · ko 엘리 (male given name) · mg Ely (male given name) · cs Élí (male given name) · fr Éli (male given name) · fi Eeli (the priest who brought up Samuel) · ru Илий (male given name) · it Eli (male given name) · he עֵלִי (male given name) · uk Ілій (male given name) · ca Elí (male given name) · arz عالى (male given name) · ba Ғәли (male given name) · pt Eli (male given name) · de Eli (male given name) · bo ཨེ་ལི། (male given name) · fi Eeli (male given name) · hu Éli (male given name)

wikidata: Q362021

Source: en.wiktionary, “Eli” (name), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eli en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈilaɪ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the name of Elihu Yale.

Meanings

  1. A student at Yale University.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Elis Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

Yalie

Source: en.wiktionary, “Eli” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eli en · PROPN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈilaɪ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Short versions of male given names.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of Elijah.
    alt of Elijah
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of Elisha.
    alt of Elisha