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 [ 2 syll. el-lie, ell-ie ] The girl name Ellie is pronounced EHLiy KEY. Ellie is of Germanic, Old Provençal, Hebrew, and Old Greek origin, and it is predominantly used in the English and Scottish languages. The name developed as a diminutive of other names starting with the syllable 'El-', particularly Eleanor. Variations of Ellie include Eilidh (Scottish), Elle (English), and Ellee (English). Ellie is a pet form of Elsa (English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish) in the English language. Ellie is also a pet form of Alice (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese) in the English and Scottish languages. Ellie is also a pet form of Elizabeth (English). Ellie is also a pet form of Ellen (Dutch and English) in the English language. Ellie is also a pet form of Eloise (English and Spanish) in the English language. Ellie is also a variation of Helen (English). Ellie is also a pet form of Eleanor (English). Ellie is also a pet form of Ella (English, Scandinavian, and Italian) in the English language. Elly (English, Dutch, and variant spelling) is another form of Ellie. Ellie is a popular baby name for girls, and it is also viewed as fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.096% of baby girls were given the name Ellie. It ranked at #167 then. Out of all girl names in its group, Ellie was the 3rd most popular after Elizabeth (English) and Ella (English, Scandinavian, and Italian) in 2008. It was used 6 times more than Ellie in that year. The name Ellie has been mostly given to girls, although it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1910, the name Ellie was given to 2 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Ellie include Ellee (English), Elly (English and Dutch), Ela (Polish), Elah (Hebrew), Eleele (Hawaiian), Ella (English, Scandinavian, and Italian), Elli (English and German), Aila (English and Finnish), Ailey (English), Aili (English and Finnish), Ailie (Scottish), Aillie (Gaelic), Aily (English), Ala (Polish), Ayla (Hebrew and English), El (English), Ele (Hawaiian), Elea (English), Elele (Hawaiian), and Eliya (Hebrew). KEY: Pronunciation for Ellie: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
