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Egli

Egli proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Egli (plural Eglis)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Egli

pluralEglis

Origin of Egli

* 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”).

Questions about Egli

What does Egli mean?
Egli means a surname.
What part of speech is Egli?
Egli is a proper noun.

Words near Egli in the dictionary

  1. Egles
  2. Egleston
  3. eglestonite
  4. Eglestons
  5. Egleton
  6. Egli
  7. Eglin steel
  8. Eglingham
  9. Eglinton
  10. Eglintoun
  11. Eglintoune

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