Eli

Etymology 1

 * cognate to the Arabic-derived Ali.

Proper noun

 * 1)  of Biblical origin.
 * 2)  The priest who brought up Samuel.

Translations

 * Arabic: عالي
 * Egyptian Arabic: عالى
 * Breton: Eli
 * Catalan: Elí
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 以利
 * Czech: Élí
 * Esperanto: Eli
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Eli
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: Ηλί
 * Hebrew: אֵלִי,
 * Indonesian: Eli
 * Interlingua: Eli
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: エリ
 * Korean: 엘리
 * Latin: Hēlī
 * Malagasy: Ely
 * Persian: عیلی
 * Portuguese: Eli
 * Russian: Илий
 * Tibetan: ཨེ་ལི།
 * Ukrainian: Ілій
 * Urdu: عیلی


 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew:
 * Portuguese: Eli
 * Spanish: Elí
 * Yiddish: אלי

Etymology 2
From the name of Elihu Yale.

Noun

 * 1) A student at Yale University.

Etymology 3
Short versions of male given names.

Usage notes
Patronymics
 * son of Eli: Elisson
 * daughter Eli: Elisdóttir

Etymology
From, ultimately from.

Proper noun

 * , a popular short form of Elin (Helen)

Etymology
, from.

Proper noun

 * 1)   priest who brought up Samuel
 * 1)   priest who brought up Samuel