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English
Etymology
Diminutives: Clippings + -ie.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ellie (plural Ellies)
- A female given name
1998, Nick Hornby, About A Boy, Victor Gollancz, →ISBN, page 285:"It's funny, because when Ellie was born, I really hoped she'd turn out like this, feisty and rebellious and loud and bright. That's why I called her Eleanor Toyah."
"Is that something classical?" Fiona asked.
"No, it's pop," said Will. Fiona laughed, although Will couldn't see why. "Toyah Wilcox."
- diminutive of Eleanor and Elizabeth
See also
Anagrams
East Central German
Proper noun
Ellie f
- (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Elfriede
Further reading
2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch, 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 39: