Etymology

Eli

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Today it means: A student at Yale University. Full definition →

Hebrew עֵלִי
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Eli · proper noun1

  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromעֵלִי“ascent”
  2. English todayEli

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

Eli · noun2

From the name of Elihu Yale.

Eli · proper noun3

Short versions of male given names.

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