"Eli" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈilaɪ/
Etymology: From Hebrew עֵלִי (“ascent”); cognate to the Arabic-derived Ali. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|עֵלִי||ascent}} Hebrew עֵלִי (“ascent”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eli
  1. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Ηλί (Ēlí) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), عالي [masculine] (Arabic), عالى [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), Eli [masculine] (Breton), Elí [masculine] (Catalan), 以利 (Yǐlì) (Chinese Mandarin), Élí (Czech), Eli (Esperanto), Eeli (Finnish), Éli [masculine] (French), Eli (German), אֵלִי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Hebrew), עֵלִי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Hebrew), Eli (Indonesian), Eli [masculine] (Interlingua), Eli (Italian), エリ [masculine] (Japanese), 엘리 (elli) [masculine] (Korean), Hēlī [masculine] (Latin), Ely [masculine] (Malagasy), عیلی [masculine] (Persian), Eli [masculine] (Portuguese), Илий (Ilij) [masculine] (Russian), ཨེ་ལི། (e li) [masculine] (Tibetan), Ілій (Ilij) [masculine] (Ukrainian), عیلی ('elī) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-tkht5n1p Categories (other): English calculator words, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malagasy translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tibetan translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 30 17 11 12 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Malagasy translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Tibetan translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 98 2
  2. (biblical) The priest who brought up Samuel. Wikidata QID: Q362021 Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (the priest who brought up Samuel): Eeli (Finnish), עֵלִי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Hebrew), Eli [masculine] (Portuguese), Elí [masculine] (Spanish), אלי (english: Eli) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-en:Q362021 Categories (other): English calculator words, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English calculator words: 30 17 11 12 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 46 54 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'the priest who brought up Samuel': 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈilaɪ/
Etymology: Short versions of male given names. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Eli
  1. Clipping of Elijah. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Elijah
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-2opps1Ek Categories (other): English calculator words Disambiguation of English calculator words: 30 17 11 12 30
  2. Clipping of Elisha. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: Elisha
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-name-I2d-7Icl Categories (other): English calculator words Disambiguation of English calculator words: 30 17 11 12 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈilaɪ/ Forms: Elis [plural]
Etymology: From the name of Elihu Yale. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Eli (plural Elis)
  1. A student at Yale University. Categories (topical): Individuals Synonyms: Yalie
    Sense id: en-Eli-en-noun-SVFR3PQD Disambiguation of Individuals: 15 19 3 19 43 Categories (other): English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 30 17 11 12 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 24 6 7 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 8 1 1 16 19 23 15 3 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "word": "エリ"
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      "sense": "male given name",
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      "word": "엘리"
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "ཨེ་ལི།"
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      "sense": "the priest who brought up Samuel",
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      "code": "yi",
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  "etymology_text": "From the name of Elihu Yale.",
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