Ellie is a ♀ girl’s name.
Ellie is a short form of several names, e.g. Eleonore, Elizabeth, Elena, Ellen, Elke, Elisa, …
But Ellie could also be derived from the Old Provençal name Alienor.
Ellie means “stranger”, “foreign” (from Germanic “ali”), and “God is abundance”, “God is my oath” and “God has sworn” (from Hebrew “el/אֵל” = God + “shéva’/שֶׁבַע” = oath/seven = number of abundance).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Ellie is currently ranked #165 on the name leaderboard. It is one of the most popular baby names.
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