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Eli

/ˈilaɪ/

Eli proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Also the clipping of Elijah.

Proper noun

Eli

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

Noun (1)

Eli (plural Elis)

  1. A student at Yale University.
    Synonyms:
    Yalie

Noun (2) capitalized: ELI

ELI (plural ELIs)

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of equity-linked instrument.

Also used as

Eli is also the clipping of Elijah.

Eli is also the clipping of Elisha.

Eli meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

Eli in Urdu

male given name
عیلی 'elī

Eli in Arabic

male given name
عالي

Eli in Indonesian

male given name
Eli

Eli in Persian

male given name
عیلی

Synonyms of Eli

Forms of Eli

pluralElis
pluralELIs

Origin of Eli

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

From the name of Elihu Yale.

Short versions of male given names.

Questions about Eli

What does Eli mean?
Eli means a male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
What is Eli in Urdu?
Eli in Urdu is عیلی ('elī). See Eli meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Eli?
Eli can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Eli?
Eli is pronounced /ˈilaɪ/.

Words near Eli in the dictionary

  1. ELGs
  2. Elham
  3. Elhams
  4. Elhaz
  5. elhi
  6. Eli
  7. ELI5
  8. Elian
  9. Eliana
  10. Elianic
  11. Elianna

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Eli (page history and authors); ELI (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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