Ellie

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Ellie

Rhymes with -ɛli

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Diminutives: Clippings + -ie.

proper noun Ellies

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Elizabeth, and Elena. "It's funny, because when Ellie was born, I really hoped she'd turn out like this, feisty and rebellious and loud and bright. That's why I called her Eleanor Toyah." "Is that something classical?" Fiona asked. "No, it's pop," said Will. Fiona laughed, although Will couldn't see why. "Toyah Wilcox."
  2. rare A diminutive of the male given names Elliot and Elliott. Ellie Allen, Ellie Salkow, Ellie Mannette

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Closest in meaning: eli, elie, elijah, she, betrothal, engagement, attitude, elliana, elain, elianna, eleanor, emelia, elyssa, lelia, emilee, ellinor

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@misc{ellie_2026,
  title = {Ellie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ellie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}