# Ely

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /iːli/ · frequency rank #22,658

## Definitions
1. A cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
2. A suburb and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1376).
3. A river in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Vale of Glamorgan borough and Cardiff, Wales, which flows into the Severn Estuary.
4. A place in the United States:
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10. A place in the United States:
11. A male given name.
12. A surname.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Ely, from Old English Ēlīġ, of uncertain origin.

## Easily confused with
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-ex)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-et)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-eu)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-em)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-en)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-er)
- **EP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-ep)
- **ES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-es)
- **EV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-ev)
- **ew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-ew)
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-ey)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-ez)
- **eo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-eo)
- **end** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-end)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-eye)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-era)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-eve)
- **est** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-est)
- **EPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-epa)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ely-vs-eva)

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