Ellie

English

Etymology

Diminutives: Clippings +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛli

Proper noun

Ellie (plural Ellies)

  1. A female given name
    • 1998, Nick Hornby, About A Boy, Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 285:
      "It's funny, because when Ellie was born, I really hoped she'd turn out like this, feisty and rebellious and loud and bright. That's why I called her Eleanor Toyah."
      "Is that something classical?" Fiona asked.
      "No, it's pop," said Will. Fiona laughed, although Will couldn't see why. "Toyah Wilcox."
    1. Diminutive of Eleanor and Elizabeth

See also

Anagrams

East Central German

Proper noun

Ellie f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Elfriede

Further reading
  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39:
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