Ellie name meaning, origin, famous people, and graphic designs

Name: Ellie, Elly, Elli

Pronunciation: ell-ee

Origin: Greek, German, British, Hebrew

Meaning: Light; Noble; God is my oath

Gender: girl’s name, feminine given name

Story of Ellie name 🔗

Ellie, a girl’s name, is a popular nickname for lots of other given names, like Ellen, Helen , Eleanor , and Elizabeth , or any other name with an -elle or -ella sound.

The meaning of this name can change depending on which name it’s short for. As a variation of the Greek names Helen or Ellen, Ellie means “light”. Ellie can also be a shortened form of the Old German name Alice, which means “noble”. If shortened from the Hebrew Elizabeth, it means “God is my oath”. In Greek mythology, Ellie, or Helle, was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele and a Boeotian princess. Ellie’s cute sound makes it a popular baby name choice for parents, as well as a sweet way to interpret any old family names.

Common Nicknames for Ellie 🔗

• Elle
• El
• Lila

Graphic designs for Ellie 🔗

Ellie name is composed of flowers, roses, and blossoms:

Popular people named Ellie 🔗

Notable women 🔗

• Ellie Aldridge (born 1996), British sailor
• Elly Ameling (born 1933), Dutch soprano
• Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022), Dutch tennis player
• Ellie Bamber (born 1997), English actress
• Ellie Beaven (born 1980), English actress
• Elly Beinhorn (1907–2007), German pilot
• Ellie Black (born 1995), Canadian artistic gymnast
• Ellie Blackburn (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
• Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel (born 1959), Dutch politician
• Elly Botbijl (born 1940), Dutch fencer
• Ellie Brazil (born 1999), English association footballer
• Ellie van den Brom (born 1949), Dutch speed skater
• Ellie Brush (born 1988), Australian association footballer
• Ellie Cachette (born 1985), American technology executive, activist and author
• Ellie Campbell, a British singer
• Ellie Carpenter (born 2000), Australian footballer
• Ellie Cole (born 1991), Australian Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player
• Ellie Cornell (born 1963), American actress and movie producer
• Ellie Crisell (born 1976), British journalist and television presenter
• Ellie Crowe, author
• Ellie Curson (born 1994), Welsh footballer
• Ellie Dadd (born 2005), English actress
• Elly Dammers (1921–2009), Dutch javelin thrower
• Ellie Daniel (born 1950), American swimmer
• Ellie Darcey-Alden (born 1999), English actress
• Elly Dekker (born 1943), Dutch physicist and museum curator
• Ellie Downie (born 1999), British artistic gymnast
• Ellie Drennan (born 1998), Australian singer-songwriter, youngest winner of The Voice Australia
• Ellie Emberson, British Labour Party councillor
• Ellie Goulding (born 1986), British singer, songwriter and musician
• Ellie Greenwich (1940–2009), American pop singer, songwriter and record producer
• Ellie Greenwood (born 1979), British ultramarathon runner
• Elly Griffiths (born 1963), British author
• Elly Gross (born 1929), Jewish Holocaust survivor and author
• Ellie Guggenheimer (1912–2008), American civic leader, author and philanthropist
• Elly Hakami (born 1969), American tennis player
• Elly Haney (1931–1999), American feminist theologian and community activist
• Ellie Harrison (artist) (born 1979), British artist
• Ellie Harrison (journalist) (born 1977), British journalist and presenter best known for her television wildlife work
• Elly Heuss-Knapp (1881–1952), German politician, social reformer, author and wife of German president Theodor Heuss
• Ellie Hill (born 1975), American politician
• Elly van Hulst (born 1959), Dutch middle-distance runner
• Ellie Jackson (1825–1854), first wife of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
• Elly Jackson (born 1988), British singer, songwriter and the sole member of La Roux, a former synthpop duo
• Ellie Jokar [da] (born 1980), Danish rapper, comedian and actress sometimes credited as simply “Ellie”
• Ellie Kanner, American film and television director
• Ellie Kemper (born 1980), American actress, comedian and writer
• Ellie Kendrick (born 1990), British actress
• Ellie Kinnaird (born 1931), North Carolina politician
• Elli Kokkinou (born 1970), Greek singer
• Elly Koot (born 1943), Dutch model, Miss Europe 1964
• Elly Kouwenhoven (born 1949), Dutch author and politician
• Ellie Krieger (born 1965), American nutritionist, author and host of the television show Healthy Appetite
• Ellie Lambeti (1926–1983), Greek actress
• Elly Lieber (1932–2020), Austrian luger, 1959 world champion
• Elly Ney (1882–1968), German romantic pianist
• Elly M. Peterson (1914–2008), American politician
• Ellie Moon, Canadian actor and playwright
• Elly Plooij-van Gorsel (born 1947), Dutch politician
• Ellie Roebuck (born 1991), English association footballer
• Ellie Simmonds (born 1994), British Paralympic swimmer
• Ellie Soutter (2000–2018), British snowboarder
• Elli Stai (born 1954), Greek journalist and TV presenter
• Elly Stone (1927–2020), American singer and actress
• Ellie Taylor (born 1983/1984), English comedian
• Elly de Waard (born 1940), Dutch poet
• Ellie Watton (born 1989), British field hockey player
• Elly Winter (1898–1987), German communist and political activist
• Elly Yunara (1923–1992), Indonesian actress

Notable men 🔗

• Ellie Allen (1880–1966), Irish rugby union player
• Elly De La Cruz (born 2002), Dominican Major League Baseball infielder
• Ellie Fredericks (1904–1993), American cinematographer
• Elrod Hendricks (1940–2005), American Major League Baseball catcher and coach
• Elston Howard (1929–1980), American baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball
• Elly Idris (born 1962), Indonesian football coach and former player
• Elly Ilias (born 1984), Malaysian motorcycle racer
• Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), Jewish businessman and philanthropist in China and Hong Kong
• Elly Katunguka (born 1955), Ugandan veterinarian and academic administrator
• Elly Kayanja (born 1959), Ugandan brigadier
• Elly Kenner (born 1948), Israeli film editor, director and producer
• Elly Kitamireke (born 1931), Ugandan field hockey player
• Elly Kleinman (born 1952), American business executive and philanthropist
• Elly Lefort (born 1987), French and Monegasque bobsledder
• Ellie Mannette (1927–2018), Trinidadian musical instrument maker
• Elly Ochola (born 1983), Kenyon boxer
• Elly Ollarves (born 1981), Venezuelan sprinter
• Elly Pamatong (1943–2021), Filipino lawyer and politician
• Ellie Pringle (1910–1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Elly Randriamampionona (born 1997), Malagasy basketball player
• Ellie Rodríguez (born 1946), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball catcher
• Elly Rono (born 1970), Kenyan former long-distance runner
• Elly Rous, English football manager
• Elly Sabiiti, Ugandan professor
• Ellie Salkow (1953–2021), South African entrepreneur
• Ellie G. Shuler Jr. (born 1936), retired United States Air Force lieutenant general
• Elly Tumwine (1954–2022), Ugandan general and politician
• Elly Wamala (1935–2004), Ugandan musician

Similar & related names 🔗

• Elvira
• Elaine
• Eleanora
• Eliora
• Elena
• Ellisha
• Elisha
• Elesha
• Elnaz
• Elham
• Eliana
• Elisabel
• Elisabeth
• Élisabeth
• Elisabetta
• Elise
• Michelle
• Élise
• Elisa
• Elisheba
• Elisheva
• Ellinor
• Elmira
• Elissa
• Eliza
• Elizabeta
• Elizabeth
• Elize
• Shelly
• Shelley
• Eloise
• Elspeth
• Emelia
• Petronella
• Pieternella
• Eleazer
• Elliot
• Elron
• Elston
• Elinor
• Éilís
• Eliška
• Ellis
• Eliseo
• Elishama
• Elrod
• Amelia
• Eli
• Elli
• Ellee
• Elly
• Nellie
• Ellia
• Kelly
• Eliette
• Zelie
• Elsie
• Nelly
• Elle
• Emmy
• Ollie
• Edie
• Emmi
• Ela
• Emmie
• Ali
• Ella