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Elli

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Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Elisabet, Elina (Helen) and Eleonoora (Eleanor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈelːi/, [ˈe̞lːi]
  • Rhymes: -elːi
  • Syllabification(key): El‧li
  • Hyphenation(key): El‧li

Proper noun

Elli

  1. a female given name
    • 1840, Kanteletar:1:224 Ellin velli:
      Velli kaatui karsinahan,
      Ellin lapset lakkimahan,
      Elli itse itkemähän,
      muu pere murajamahan.
    • 1971, Kalle Päätalo, Huonemiehen poika, Gummerus, published 1981, →ISBN, page 523:
      —Pirun laillako minä lienen häkeltyny siinä papin eissä niin että menin sanomaan tuon tyttären nimet väärin päin...! Pijin mielessäni, että sanon Edith Elli niin kun oli puhe, mutta enkö jumaliste laukasukki kuulosalle Elli Edith. Helekkari että minua suivauttaa!
      —Did I get so damn stupefied in front of the priest that I said the names the wrong way around...! I reminded myself to say Edith Elli as we had agreed, but god damn I had blurted out Elli Edith. Gosh darn how ticked off I am!

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

compounds

Statistics

  • Elli is the 102nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 7,652 female individuals (and as a middle name to 3,147 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elli

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Shortened (and phonetically simplified) from Erlendur, Erlingur, Ellert, etc.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elli m (proper noun, genitive singular Ella)

  1. diminutive form male given names starting with Erl- or El-, such as Erlendur, Erlingur, Ellert
Declension
More information indefinite singular, nominative ...

Etymology 2

From elli (old age).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Elli f (proper noun, genitive singular Elli)

  1. (Norse mythology) the personification of old age as an old woman, who defeats Thor in a wrestling match
Declension
More information indefinite singular, nominative ...

Italian

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Elli m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Further reading

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