Eli

E1L1I1
/ˈilaɪ/

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

Similar
Yalie
OriginHebrew עֵלִי →
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Meanings

Eli1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
  2. biblicalThe priest who brought up Samuel.

Eli2

nounEli (plural Elis)

plural Elis

  1. A student at Yale University.

    Synonyms: Yalie

Eli3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of Elijah.
  2. abbreviationclippingClipping of Elisha.

ELI4

nounELI (plural ELIs)

plural ELIs

  1. abbreviationbusinessAbbreviation of equity-linked instrument.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA student at Yale University.

Similar
Yalie
Also see
yalie

Origin

Eli · proper noun

  1. Hebrewעֵלִי“ascent”
  2. EnglishEli

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

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Eli · noun

From the name of Elihu Yale.

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Eli · proper noun

Short versions of male given names.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Ηλί
  • Ηλί (Ēlí)male given name
Arabic عالي
  • عاليmale given name
Catalan Elí
  • Elímale given name
Chinese Mandarin 以利
  • 以利 (Yǐlì)male given name
Czech Élí
  • Élímale given name
Esperanto Eli
  • Elimale given name
Finnish Eeli, Eeli
  • Eelimale given name
  • Eelithe priest who brought up Samuel
French Éli
  • Élimale given name
German Eli
  • Elimale given name
Hebrew אֵלִי, עֵלִי
  • אֵלִיmale given name
  • עֵלִיmale given name
  • עֵלִיthe priest who brought up Samuel
Hungarian Éli
  • Élimale given name
Indonesian Eli
  • Elimale given name
Italian Eli
  • Elimale given name
Japanese エリ
  • エリmale given name
Korean 엘리
  • 엘리 (elli)male given name
Latin Hēlī
  • Hēlīmale given name
Persian عیلی
  • عیلیmale given name
Portuguese Eli, Eli
  • Elimale given name
  • Elithe priest who brought up Samuel
Russian Илий
  • Илий (Ilij)male given name
Spanish Elí
  • Elíthe priest who brought up Samuel
Ukrainian Ілій
  • Ілій (Ilij)male given name
Urdu عیلی
  • عیلی ('elī)male given name
Yiddish אלי
  • אליthe priest who brought up Samuel

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lielei
Cite this entry
APA

Eli. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eli

MLA

“Eli.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eli. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eli,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eli.

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