Ellie

Ellie, or Elly, is a given name, usually feminine. The name stands on its own or can be a shortened form of (variations of) Elnora, Eleanor or Elizabeth. It can also be a short form of Elena, Elham,Elaheh, Eliana, Eloise, Emelia, Ellisha, Elisha, Elesha or Petronella and as a masculine name of Eleazer, Elliot, Elron, or Elston. It can also be a given name in its own right or a nickname. In Greek mythology, Ellie (Helle) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele; sister of Phrixus. It may refer to:

Ellie
GenderFemale and male
Origin
Word/nameAncient Greek, and others
Meaning"Ellinis" Hellenic, and others
Other names
Related namesElnora, Elena, Ellisha, Elisha, Elesha, Elham, Eliana, Elisabel, Elisabeth, Élisabeth, Elisabetta, Elise, Élise, Elisheba, Elisheva, Ellienor, Elmira, Elissa, Eliza, Elizabeta, Elizabeth, Elize, Eloise, Elspeth, Emelia, Petronella, Pieternella; Eleazer, Elliot, Elron, Elston.

People

Women

Men

  • Elrod Hendricks (1940–2005), American Major League Baseball catcher and coach
  • Elston Howard (1929–1980), American baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball
  • Elly Idris (born 1962), Indonesian football coach and former player
  • Eleazer Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), Jewish businessman and philanthropist in China and Hong Kong
  • Elly Kayanja (born 1959), Ugandan brigadier
  • Elly Kleinman (born 1952), Jewish-American business executive and philanthropist
  • Elly Lefort (born 1987), French and Monegasque bobsledder
  • Elliot Ellie Mannette (born 1927), Trinidadian musical instrument maker
  • Eliseo Ellie Rodríguez (born 1946), Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher
  • Elly Rono (born 1970), Kenyan former long-distance runner
  • Ellie G. Shuler Jr. (born 1936), retired United States Air Force lieutenant general
  • Elly Tumwine (born 1954), Ugandan general and politician
  • Elly Wamala (1935–2004), Ugandan musician
  • Elly (dancer)(born 1987), Japanese dancer

Fictional characters

See also

  • Elle (disambiguation)
  • Elli (disambiguation)
  • Elly (disambiguation)
  • Elie Rous (1909–?), English football manager, primarily in France
  • Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), Romanian-born American Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor.
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