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Eli¹

  • /ˈilaɪ/

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

Eli²

  • /ˈilaɪ/

Where it comes from

From the name of Elihu Yale.

noun Elis

  1. A student at Yale University.

    Similar: Yalie

Eli³

  • /ˈilaɪ/

Where it comes from

Short versions of male given names.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of Elijah
  2. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of Elisha

ELI⁴

noun ELIs

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of equity-linked instrument

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: elie, carolina, ellie, whitney, elijah, wallach, ili, caroline, bulldog, european, namely, yalie, yale, elly, ilie, fist

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name male given name

한국어엘리 elli
日本語エリ
中文以利 Yǐlì
PortuguêsEli
FrançaisÉli
DeutschEli
ItalianoEli
РусскийИлий Ilij
العربيةعالي
עבריתאֵלִי, עֵלִי

name the priest who brought up Samuel

EspañolElí
PortuguêsEli
עבריתעֵלִי

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MLA

"Eli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eli. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Eli. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eli

Chicago

"Eli." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eli.

BibTeX
@misc{eli_2026,
  title = {Eli},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eli},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}