Ellie

Ellie
Pronunciation	/ˈɛli/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Ancient Greek and other languages
Word/name	Diminutive form of several names beginning with El-
Meaning	"Ellinis" Hellenic, and others
Region of origin	English-speaking world
Other names
Variant form(s)	Elly ; Elli
Related names	Elvira, Elaine, Eleanora, Eliora (given name), Elena, Ellisha, Elisha, Elesha, Elnaz, Elham, Eliana, Elisabel, Elisabeth, Élisabeth, Elisabetta, Elise, Michelle, Élise, Elisa, Elisheba, Elisheva, Ellinor, Elmira, Elissa, Eliza, Elizabeta, Elizabeth, Elize, Shelly, Shelley, Eloise, Elspeth, Emelia, Petronella, Pieternella, Eleazer, Elliot, Elron, Elston, Elinor, Éilís, Eliška, Ellis, Eliseo, Elishama, Elrod, Amelia

Last updated August 26, 2025

Ellie or Elly is a given name. It is often short for Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elvira, Elaine, Elena, Eliora / Eliorah, Michelle, Elnaz, Amelia, Elham, Elaheh, Eliana, Eloise, Emelia, Elisa, Ellisha, Elisha, Elesha, Shelly, Eleni, Petronella, Eleazer, Elliot, Ellis, Eliseo, Elishama, Elrod, Elron, or Elston. In Greek mythology, Ellie (Helle) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele; sister of Phrixus.

Women

Ellie Aldridge (born 1996), British sailor
Ellie as Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, Irish sister singer
Elly Ameling (born 1933), Dutch soprano
Elly Appel-Vessies (1952–2022), Dutch tennis player
Ellie Bamber (born 1997), English actress
Ellie Beaven (born 1980), English actress
Elly Beinhorn (1907–2007), German pilot
Ellie Black (born 1995), Canadian artistic gymnast
Ellie Blackburn (born 1995), Australian rules footballer
Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel (born 1959), Dutch politician
Elly Botbijl (born 1940), Dutch fencer
Ellie Brazil (born 1999), English association footballer
Ellie van den Brom (born 1949), Dutch speed skater
Ellie Brush (born 1988), Australian association footballer
Ellie Cachette (born 1985), American technology executive, activist and author
Ellie Campbell, British singer
Ellie Carpenter (born 2000), Australian footballer
Ellie Cole (born 1991), Australian Paralympic swimmer and wheelchair basketball player
Ellie Cornell (born 1963), American actress and movie producer
Ellie Crisell (born 1976), British journalist and television presenter
Ellie Crowe, author
Ellie Curson (born 1994), Welsh footballer
Ellie Dadd (born 2005), English actress
Elly Dammers (1921–2009), Dutch javelin thrower
Ellie Daniel (born 1950), American swimmer
Ellie Darcey-Alden (born 1999), English actress
Elly Dekker (born 1943), Dutch physicist and museum curator
Ellie Downie (born 1999), British artistic gymnast
Ellie Drennan (born 1998), Australian singer-songwriter, youngest winner of The Voice Australia
Ellie Emberson, British Labour Party councillor
Ellie Goulding (born 1986), British singer, songwriter and musician
Ellie Greenwich (1940–2009), American pop singer, songwriter and record producer
Ellie Greenwood (born 1979), British ultramarathon runner
Elly Griffiths (born 1963), British author
Elly Gross (1929–2022), Jewish Holocaust survivor and author
Ellie Guggenheimer (1912–2008), American civic leader, author and philanthropist
Elly Hakami (born 1969), American tennis player
Elly Haney (1931–1999), American feminist theologian and community activist
Ellie Harrison (artist) (born 1979), British artist
Ellie Harrison (journalist) (born 1977), British journalist and presenter best known for her television wildlife work
Elly Heuss-Knapp (1881–1952), German politician, social reformer, author and wife of German president Theodor Heuss
Ellie Hill (born 1975), American politician
Elly van Hulst (born 1959), Dutch middle-distance runner
Ellie Jackson (1825–1854), first wife of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Elly Jackson (born 1988), British singer, songwriter and the sole member of La Roux, a former synthpop duo
Ellie Jokar [ da ] (born 1980), Danish rapper, comedian and actress sometimes credited as simply "Ellie"
Ellie Kanner, American film and television director
Ellie Kemper (born 1980), American actress, comedian and writer
Ellie Kendrick (born 1990), British actress
Ellie Kinnaird (born 1931), North Carolina politician
Elli Kokkinou (born 1970), Greek singer
Elly Koot (born 1943), Dutch model, Miss Europe 1964
Elly Kouwenhoven (born 1949), Dutch author and politician
Ellie Krieger (born 1965), American nutritionist, author and host of the television show Healthy Appetite
Ellie Lambeti (1926–1983), Greek actress
Elly Lieber (1932–2020), Austrian luger, 1959 world champion
Elly Ney (1882–1968), German romantic pianist
Elly M. Peterson (1914–2008), American politician
Ellie Moon, Canadian actor and playwright
Elly Plooij-van Gorsel (born 1947), Dutch politician
Ellie Robinson (born 2001), English Paralympic swimmer
Ellie Roebuck (born 1991), English association footballer
Ellie Simmonds (born 1994), British Paralympic swimmer
Ellie Soutter (2000–2018), British snowboarder
Elli Stai (born 1954), Greek journalist and TV presenter
Elly Stone (1927–2020), American singer and actress
Elly Tanaka (born 1965), American biochemist
Ellie Taylor (born 1983/1984), English comedian
Elly de Waard (born 1940), Dutch poet
Ellie Watton (born 1989), British field hockey player
Elly Winter (1898–1987), German communist and political activist
Elly Yunara (1923–1992), Indonesian actress

Men

Ellie Allen (1880–1966), Irish rugby union player
Elly De La Cruz (born 2002), Dominican Major League Baseball infielder
Ellie Fredericks (1904–1993), American cinematographer
Elrod Hendricks (1940–2005), American Major League Baseball catcher and coach
Elston Howard (1929–1980), American baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball
Elly Idris (born 1962), Indonesian football coach and former player
Elly Ilias (born 1984), Malaysian motorcycle racer
Elly Kadoorie (1867–1944), Jewish businessman and philanthropist in China and Hong Kong
Elly Katunguka (born 1955), Ugandan veterinarian and academic administrator
Elly Kayanja (born 1959), Ugandan brigadier
Elly Kenner (born 1948), Israeli film editor, director and producer
Elly Kitamireke (born 1931), Ugandan field hockey player
Elly Kleinman (born 1952), American business executive and philanthropist
Elly Lefort (born 1987), French and Monegasque bobsledder
Ellie Mannette (1927–2018), Trinidadian musical instrument maker
Elly Ochola (born 1983), Kenyan boxer
Elly Ollarves (born 1981), Venezuelan sprinter
Elly Pamatong (1943–2021), Filipino lawyer and politician
Ellie Pringle (1910–1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Elly Randriamampionona (born 1997), Malagasy basketball player
Ellie Rodríguez (born 1946), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball catcher
Elly Rono (born 1970), Kenyan long-distance runner
Elly Rous, English football manager
Elly Sabiiti, Ugandan professor
Ellie Salkow (1953–2021), South African entrepreneur
Ellie G. Shuler Jr. (1936–2024), United States Air Force lieutenant general
Elly Tumwine (1954–2022), Ugandan general and politician
Elly Wamala (1935–2004), Ugandan musician

Fictional characters

Elli, a character and bachelorette in the Story of Seasons video game franchise
Ellie, a character in Greek mythology who figured prominently in the story of Jason and the Argonauts
Ellegaard, a supporting character in Minecraft Story Mode (Referred to as Ellie for short)
Ellie Arroway, the main character in Carl Sagan's science fiction novel Contact and the film based on it
Eleanor Bartlet, the middle daughter of President Jed Bartlet on the television show The West Wing
Elle Bishop, a character in American television series Heroes
Ellie Rebecca Brass, on the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Elly May Clampett, a main character in the American television series The Beverly Hillbillies
Eleanor Elly Conway, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Ellie Craft, a.k.a. Onpu Segawa, in the anime series Ojamajo Doremi
Eleanor Miss Ellie Ewing, on the American soap opera Dallas
Ellie Fredricksen, in the 2009 Disney-Pixar animated film Up
Ellie the Octopus, in Pajanimals
Elly the Elephant, in Pocoyo
Ellie, the protagonist of the cartoon Blender short film Sprite Fright and Leaf of Life.
Ellie Linton, the protagonist of the novel Tomorrow When the War Began
Ellie Miller, a main character on the television crime drama Broadchurch
Eleanor Ellie Mills, on the British soap opera Hollyoaks
Ellie Nash, in the Canadian television drama Degrassi: The Next Generation
Ellie Riggs, the protagonist of the American sitcom Watching Ellie , played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Dr. Ellie Sattler, in Jurassic Park
Ellie Torres, a main character on the American television comedy Cougar Town
Elly Van Houten, in the Xenogears video game
Elinor "Ellie" Walker, from the 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show
Ellie Woodcomb, on the American series Chuck
Ellie, a ghost in Elly & Jools , an Australian children's television series
Ellie (The Last of Us), a main character from the video game The Last of Us
Ellie Appleton, a character from the 2019 film Yesterday
Ellie Phillips, a character from the video game Lego City Undercover
Elektra "Ellie" Natchios, a character from the Marvel television series Daredevil
Ellie, a character from the 2025 action thriller film Havoc , played by Jessie Mei Li
Ellie, a character from the Ice Age franchise
Ellie the Elephant, mascot for the WNBA basketball team the NY Liberty
Ellie the Elephant, a fictional African elephant, originated in the Donkey Kong Country 3 video game

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