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What does Eli mean?
Eli 
▲ as a boys' name (also used less generally as girls' name Eli) is pronounced EE-lye. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Eli is "high". Biblical: Eli was a priest and judge who brought up the prophet Samuel. A holy name that was popular among Puritans in the 17th century. It is also used as a nickname for Elias, Elijah, Eliot and Elisha. American inventor Eli Whitney; author Elie Wiesel; actor Eli Wallach. Also form of Eleazar. Also form of Elliot.
STARTS WITH Eli-
ASSOCIATED WITH high (great), biblical, priest (monk), judge, prophet, popular (famous), puritans, 17th century
Variations
VARIANTS Elie, Eloi, Eloy, Ely, Heli
OTHER FORMS VIA ELIAS, ELIE, ELIJAH, ELIOT, ELISHA Eelia, Elia, Elias▲, Eliasz, Elice, Elihu, Elija, Eliot, Eliott, Elis, Elisee, Eliseo▲, Eliso, Eljah, Elli, Ellice, Elliot▲, Ellis▲, Elyas, Elyot, Ilia, Ilie, Ilija, Ilja, Ilya
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Eli Judah (E.J.), ..
How popular is Eli?
Eli is a very popular first name for men (#534 out of 1220, Top 44%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#17799 out of 150436, Top 12%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Eli reached its peak position of #43 in the U.S. in 2013, and is currently at #58. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Eleazar (#1270 A YEAR AGO), Elias (#67), Elie, Elihu, Elija, Elijah (#7), Eliot (#1085), Eliott (#1876), Elis, Eliseo (#795), Elisha (#847), Elliot (#162), Ellis (#317), Eloy, Ely (#1950) and Elyas (#1472) are the prominent related forms of Eli (#58) rated in the Top 2000. These forms of Eli were favored by parents 1 year ago (MEDIAN #1189) and have remained as popular to this day (#1170). The most trendy baby names here are Eli, Elias, Elijah, Eliseo, Elliot and Ellis.
Similar Names
Eli▲ is pronounced similarly to Ali▲, Alia, Allie▼, Alois▼, Aly, Eliu, Elois, Ola, Ollie▼, Willi and Wylie. Other recommended sound-alike names are Efi and Eri. These names tend to be less frequently used than Eli.
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