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 [ 2 syll. e-lie, el-ie ] The boy name Elie is pronounced as EHLiy KEY. Elie is used mostly in English and French, and its language of origin is Hebrew and English. Elie is a pet form (French) of the English name Elijah. Elie is also a spelling variant (English) of the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish name Eli. Elie is also a variation (French) of the English and Welsh name Ellis. Elie is rare as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.012% of baby boys were named Elie. It ranked at #562 then. The baby name has since suffered a substantial loss in popularity, and is currently used on an infrequent scale. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly related to Elie, the English Elijah was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Elie include the Yiddish Elye, the French Élie, the French and Portuguese Eloi, the English and Spanish Eloy, the Czech Elya, the Hebrew Eyal, the Arabic Ala, the English and Scottish Aly, the French, Scandinavian, and Yiddish Elihu, the Italian Elio, the Italian Eolo, the Arabic Alia, and the Hebrew Eliyahu. A famous person named Elie is Elie Wiesel, Author, born Eliezer Wiesel, 30 September 1928, Sighet, Transylvania. KEY: Pronunciation for Elie: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
