# Ellie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #12,589

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Elizabeth, or Elena.
3. A diminutive of the male given names Elliot or Elliott.

## Etymology
Diminutives: Clippings + -ie.

## Easily confused with
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-else)
- **Evie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-evie)
- **Ellis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-ellis)
- **Elvis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-elvis)
- **ERNIE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-ernie)
- **Elsie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-elsie)
- **elude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-elude)
- **Elliot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-elliot)
- **Eloise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-eloise)
- **ellipse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-ellipse)
- **Eli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eli-vs-ellie)
- **ell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ell-vs-ellie)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ele-vs-ellie)
- **Ella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-ellie)
- **Edie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edie-vs-ellie)
- **Elie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elie-vs-ellie)
- **elite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elite-vs-ellie)
- **Eddie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eddie-vs-ellie)
- **ellen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellen-vs-ellie)
- **eerie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eerie-vs-ellie)

## Common misspellings (3)
`elile`, `ellei`, `lelie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ellie