Elli is a feminine given name, often a diminutive or a variant of names beginning with El such as Eleanor, Elena, Elizabeth, Ella, Ellen or Ellie.[1] It is also a modern Greek version of the name Helle.[2] Elli is also the personification of old age in Norse mythology.[3] It is also used in use as an Icelandic masculine name of varying origins.[4] Saint Elli was a sixth century Welsh saint who is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church.

People

  • Saint Elli, a sixth century Welsh saint
  • Elli Alexiou (1894–1986), Greek author, playwright, and journalist
  • Elli Barczatis (1912–1955), German executed for espionage in East Germany
  • Elli Björkstén (1870–1947), Swedish-Finnish gymnastics coach and theorist
  • Elli Burris (born 1989), American professional women's soccer player
  • Elli Carmody (born 1992), Australian born Engineering Machinist. Daughter of radio and TV personality Mark Carmody
  • Elli Erl (born 1979), German singer-songwriter
  • Elli Evangelidou (born 1968), Cypriot athlete
  • Elli Hatschek (1901–1944), German Resistance member
  • Elli Hemberg (1896–1994), Swedish abstract painter and sculptor
  • Elli Ingram (born 1993), English singer-songwriter
  • Elli Kokkinou (born 1970), Greek singer
  • Elli Köngäs-Maranda (1932–1982), Finnish born anthropologist and feminist folklorist
  • Elli Lambridi (1896–1970), Greek philosopher
  • Elli Leadbeater, British ecologist and evolutionary biologist
  • Elli Marcus (1899–1977), German born American theater photographer
  • Elli Medeiros (born 1956), French singer and actress
  • Elli Norkett (1996–2017), Welsh women's rugby player
  • Elli Ochowicz (born 1983), American Olympic speed skater
  • Elli Overton (born 1974), Australian Olympic swimmer
  • Elli Pappa (1920–2009), Greek writer and activist
  • Elli Papakonstantinou, stage director, librettist, translator and activist
  • Elli Parvo (1915–2010), Italian actress
  • Elli Pikkujämsä (born 1999), Finnish footballer
  • Elli Riehl (1902–1977), Austrian painter
  • Elli Rose (born 1986), born Eri Arakawa, Japanese actress, fashion model and DJ
  • Elli Saurio (1899–1966), Finnish economist
  • Elli Schmidt (1908–1980), German communist political activist
  • Elli Smula 1914–1943), German tram conductor imprisoned by the Nazis in a concentration camp, where she later died, after she was accused of subversive behavior
  • Elli Stai (born 1954), Greek journalist and television talk show presenter
  • Elli Stamatiadou (1933–2015), Greek amateur botanist
  • Elli Terwiel (born 1989), Canadian Olympic slalom skier
  • Elli Tompuri (1880–1962), Finnish actress, director, dancer, and author
  • Elli von Kropiwnicki, Austrian swimmer and competitor at the 1936 Olympic games

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