Elli (given name) explained
Elli is a feminine given name, often a diminutive or a variant of names beginning with El such as Eleanor, Elena, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen or Ellie.[1] It is also a modern Greek version of the name Helle.[2] Elli is also the personification of old age in Norse mythology.[3] It is also in use as an Icelandic masculine name of varying origins.[4] Saint Elli was a sixth century Welsh saint who is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church.
People
- Saint Elli, a sixth century Welsh saint
- Elli Alexiou (1894–1986), Greek author, playwright, and journalist
- Elli Barczatis (1912–1955), German executed for espionage in East Germany
- Elli Björkstén (1870–1947), Swedish-Finnish gymnastics coach and theorist
- Elli Burris (born 1989), American professional women's soccer player
- Elli Carmody (born 1992), Australian born Engineering Machinist. Daughter of radio and TV personality Mark Carmody
- Elli Erl (born 1979), German singer-songwriter
- Elli Evangelidou (born 1968), Cypriot athlete
- Elli Hatschek (1901–1944), German Resistance member
- Elli Hemberg (1896–1994), Swedish abstract painter and sculptor
- Elli Ingram (born 1993), English singer-songwriter
- Elli Kokkinou (born 1970), Greek singer
- Elli Köngäs-Maranda (1932–1982), Finnish born anthropologist and feminist folklorist
- Elli Lambridi (1896–1970), Greek philosopher
- Elli Leadbeater, British ecologist and evolutionary biologist
- Elli Marcus (1899–1977), German born American theater photographer
- Elli Medeiros (born 1956), French singer and actress
- Elli Norkett (1996–2017), Welsh women's rugby player
- Elli Ochowicz (born 1983), American Olympic speed skater
- Elli Overton (born 1974), Australian Olympic swimmer
- Elli Pappa (1920–2009), Greek writer and activist
- Elli Papakonstantinou, stage director, librettist, translator and activist
- Elli Parvo (1915–2010), Italian actress
- Elli Pikkujämsä (born 1999), Finnish footballer
- Elli Riehl (1902–1977), Austrian painter
- Elli Rose (born 1986), born Eri Arakawa, Japanese actress, fashion model and DJ
- Elli Saurio (1899–1966), Finnish economist
- Elli Schmidt (1908–1980), German communist political activist
- Elli Smula 1914–1943), German tram conductor imprisoned by the Nazis in a concentration camp, where she later died, after she was accused of subversive behavior
- Elli Stai (born 1954), Greek journalist and television talk show presenter
- Elli Stamatiadou (1933–2015), Greek amateur botanist
- Elli Terwiel (born 1989), Canadian Olympic slalom skier
- Elli Tompuri (1880–1962), Finnish actress, director, dancer, and author
- Elli Tringou (born 1989), Greek actress
- Elli von Kropiwnicki, Austrian swimmer and competitor at the 1936 Olympic games
Notes and References
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Elli (2) .
- Web site: Meaning, origin and history of the name Elli (1) .
- Web site: Elli f - Nordic Names .
- Web site: Elli m - Nordic Names .
