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Where does “Elie” come from?

Elie is an English name derived from Hebrew אליהו, which itself comes from Hebrew אלי.

Ancestry of “Elie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishElijah—
2HebrewאליהוMy God is Yahweh
3Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
4Hebrewשמואל—
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →