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Elie

/ˈɛli/

Elie proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun (1)

Elie

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
    • Elie Faure (author of a 1922 History of Art)
    • Elie Wiesel (author of Night)

Proper noun (2)

Elie

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

Origin of Elie

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

Questions about Elie

What does Elie mean?
Elie means a male given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Elie?
Elie is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elie?
Elie is pronounced /ˈɛli/.

Words near Elie in the dictionary

  1. elider
  2. eliders
  3. elides
  4. elidible
  5. eliding
  6. Elie
  7. Eliel
  8. Eliezer
  9. Eliezers
  10. elif
  11. elifs

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