Egli

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounEgli (plural Eglis)

plural Eglis

  1. A surname.

Origin

* As a Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from a pet form of the old name Egenolf, see Egloff. Also found in Germany and France (Alsace). * As a rare Norwegian surname, from a farm named Eikeli, from eik (“oak”) + li (“slope”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

GeilGileLieg
Cite this entry
APA

Egli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egli

MLA

“Egli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egli. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Egli,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egli.

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