Given name
Elí
“high; height, elevation”
Elí is a masculine given name. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elí is a romanization of עלי. עלי means “high; height, elevation.”
Explained through its name family
Elí’s family of names
In Catalan usage, Elí has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eli. In Hebrew usage, Elí is a Roman-alphabet rendering of עלי.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Elí has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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