Meaning & History
Diminutive of ELEANOR and other names beginning with El. This name can also be given in reference to the French pronoun elle meaning "she".
Related Names
VARIANTS: Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Elea, Eliza, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Elsa, Elsie, Elyse, Lenore, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Nell, Tetty, Bettye, Leanora, Leesa, Lenora, Liliana, Nelle, Nora, Norah OTHER LANGUAGES: Shelena (African American), Jela, Jelka (Croatian), Alena, Eliška, Lenka (Czech), Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lena, Lene, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Nora (Danish), Betje, Elise, Ellen, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Heleentje, Ilse, Isa, Lies, Liese, Liesje, Lisa, Noor, Noortje, Nora (Dutch), Leena, Liisa, Liisu (Estonian), Eliisa, Elisa, Elli, Elsa, Heli, Leena, Liisa, Liisi, Noora (Finnish), Babette, Élise, Lili, Lilian, Liliane, Lise, Lilianne, Lisette (French), Alena, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Isa, Lena, Lene, Leni, Leonore, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lore, Nora (German), Bözsi, Erzsi, Liza, Zsóka, Ili, Ilka, Ilonka (Hungarian), Sibéal (Irish), Elisa, Elsa, Isa, Leonora, Liliana, Lisa, Lora, Nora, Liana, Lorita, Norina (Italian), Elzė (Lithuanian), Ibb (Medieval English), Eli, Elise, Ella, Else, Lena, Lene, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Nora (Norwegian), Eliza, Lena, Liliana (Polish), Belinha, Lena, Liliana, Elisa, Liana (Portuguese), Lílian (Portuguese (Brazilian)), Lenuța, Liliana (Romanian), Alyona, Lena, Liza, Lizaveta (Russian), Beileag, Eilidh, Lileas, Lilias, Lillias (Scottish), Alena, Eliška, Lenka (Slovak), Alena, Jelka, Špela, Alenka (Slovene), Elisa, Liliana, Isa (Spanish), Elise, Ella, Elsa, Lena, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lise, Nora, Lennie, Lenny (Swedish), Lesya (Ukrainian)
Popularity
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