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Elie

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Elie¹

  • /ˈɛli/

Where it comes from

Variously a form of Elijah used in Romanian, French, and some other languages, or short for names like Eliezer.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Hebrew. Elie Faure (author of a 1922 History of Art)

Elie²

proper noun

  1. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4900).
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, Manitoba, Canada.

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"Elie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{elie_2026,
  title = {Elie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}