Elie

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/ˈɛli/

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

“Elie Wiesel (author of Night)”

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Meanings

Elie1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

    Elie Wiesel (author of Night)

    1 more example

    Elie Faure (author of a 1922 History of Art)

Elie2

proper noun
  1. A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4900).
  2. A community in the Rural Municipality of Cartier, Manitoba, Canada.

Origin

Variously a form of Elijah used in Romanian, French, and some other languages, or short for names like Eliezer.

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Cite this entry
APA

Elie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elie

MLA

“Elie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elie.

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