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 [ 2 syll. e-li, el-i ] The boy name Eli is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is IYLay KEY. Eli is used chiefly in the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish languages, and it is derived from Hebrew and English origins. Hebrew and English origin, English and Hebrew use: The name is derived from the Hebrew 'eli' (height, ascension), or it could also be taken as the short form of various Jewish names starting with the element 'el' (God, powerful). It was borne in the Bible by the priest and judge who raised and taught the prophet Samuel, and was consequently popular with English Puritans in the 17th century. It later saw a revival in the 19th century. The name Eloy (English and Spanish) is a variant of Eli. In addition, Eli is a short form of the name Elisha (English and Hebrew). Eli is also a short form of the name Elias (English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish) in the English and Hebrew languages. Eli is also a short form of the name Elijah (English) in the English and Hebrew languages. Eli is also a variant of the name Ellis (English and Welsh) in the Yiddish language. Eli is also a short form of the name Eliezer (English, German, and Hebrew) in the English and Hebrew languages. Elie (English, Old French, and French variant spelling) and Ely (English and Hebrew variant spelling) are other forms of Eli. Eli is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1950s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.207% of baby boys were given the name Eli. Its ranking then was #100. Out of all boy names in its group, Eli was the 2nd most popular after Elijah (English) in 2008. The name was thrice as popular as Eli in that year. Eli has in the past century been predominantly given to boys. Baby names that sound like Eli include Ely (English and Hebrew), Ilie (Romanian), Ilja (Russian), Ilya (Russian and Czech), Islay (Scottish), Eelia (Russian), Ilia (Russian), Ilio (English), and Iolo (English). A famous person named Eli is Inventor Eli Whitney, born 8 December 1765 - 8 January 1825, Westboro, Massachusetts. KEY: Pronunciation for Eli: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)"   |
