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Eli name definition

Eli name definition: this name in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants, female and male variants of name Eli.

Define Eli

Means "ascension" in Hebrew. In the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament he is a high priest of the Israelites. He took the young Samuel into his service and gave him guidance when God spoke to him. Because of the misdeeds of his sons, Eli and his descendants were cursed to die before reaching old age.

Eli has been used as an English Christian given name since the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer was the American inventor of the cotton gin Eli Whitney (1765-1825).

Is Eli a boy name?

Yes, name Eli has masculine gender.

Where does the name Eli come from?

Name Eli most common in English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew.

Relative names to name Eli

Other scripts for name Eli

עֵלִי (Hebrew), Ηλι (Ancient Greek)

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List of surnames with name Eli

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