Name: Eli
Gender: Female
Usage: Eli, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Eli are in general originating from Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Israel, Macedonia, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Eli across the world, see Elisabet.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Eli is: Ascend, High.
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Numerology of the first name Eli: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Eli is ranked on the 967th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 556100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.008% of the population. The name Eli has three characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Eli for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
The given name Eli has several origins. All masculine names are derived from Hebrew:
- with spelling עֵלִי, a reference to Eli, the high priest in the Books of Samuel. Traditional English-speaking Christian uses of the name are generally based on this Eli. The usual pronunciation is /ˈiːlaɪ/.
- with spelling אלי, an abbreviation of Elijah, Elisha, Eliezer, Elhanan or Elimelech.
- with spelling אלי, an independent Hebrew name meaning "My God."
Eli can also be a feminine name, a Nordic short form of Helena.
People with this name include:
1 Biblical: from a Hebrew word meaning ‘height’. Eli was the name of the priest and judge who brought up the future prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 3). It was especially popular among Puritans in the 17th century.
2 Jewish: short form of any of numerous names containing the first element 'el God, such as Eliezer, Elijah, and Elisha (see Eliseo).
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