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Elli
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Appendix:Variations of "elli"
Finnish
Etymology
Diminutive of fi Elina Helen, later also fi Eleonoora Eleanor and likely of fi Elisabet.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female
fi 1840 Kanteletar:1:224 Ellin velli Velli kaatui karsinahan,Ellin lapset lakkimahan,Elli itse itkemähän,muu pere murajamahan. -
fi 1971 w:Kalle Päätalo Huonemiehen poika 523 Gummerus 1981 9512005700 —Pirun laillako minä lienen häkeltyny siinä papin eissä niin että menin sanomaan tuon tyttären nimet väärin päin...! Pijin mielessäni, että sanon Edith Elli niin kun oli puhe, mutta enkö jumaliste laukasukki kuulosalle Elli Edith. Helekkari että minua suivauttaa! —Did I get so damn stupefied in front of the priest that I said the names the wrong way around...! I reminded myself to say Edith Elli as we had agreed, but god damn I had blurted out Elli Edith. Gosh darn how ticked off I am!
Declension
Ell ä
Derived terms
fi compounds Ellinoora
Statistics
dvv_20250813 7652 3147 102
References
German
Alternative forms
de Elly
Pronunciation
de /ˈʔɛli/
de De-Elli.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Elisabeth
Icelandic
Etymology 1
Shortened (and phonetically simplified) from is Erlendur, is Erlingur, is Ellert, etc.
Pronunciation
[ll:]<qq:usually>
is ɛlːɪ 2
+<qq:when derived from is Erlendur as pronounced /ˈɛtl(ɛ~ɪ)ntʏr/>
is ɛtlɪ 2
is elli
Proper noun
@@:male
diminutive form male given names starting with is Erl- or is El-, such as is Erlendur, is Erlingur, is Ellert
Declension
m male
Etymology 2
From is elli old age.
Pronunciation
is ɛtlɪ 2
is elli
Proper noun
@@:female
is Norse mythology the personification of old age as an old woman, who defeats Thor in a wrestling match
Declension
f female
Italian
it:
Etymology
Habitational surname for someone from it Ello, a small village in the province of it Lecco.
Proper noun
mfbysense
it place names
Further reading
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