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. It can also be a short form of Elaine, Elena, Eliora / Eliorah, Michelle, Elnaz, Amelia, Elham, Elaheh, Eliana, Eloise,

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, Shelly, Eleni, or

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, Elliot, Ellis (given name), Ellis, Eliseo, Elishama (disambiguation), Elishama, Elrod (disambiguation), Elrod, Elron (disambiguation), Elron, or Elston (disambiguation), Elston. In Greek mythology, Ellie (Helle (mythology), Helle) was the daughter of Athamas and Nephele; sister of Phrixus.

Notable 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, a 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 * Elinor Guggenheimer, Ellie Guggenheimer (1912–2008), American civic leader, author and philanthropist * Elly Hakami (born 1969), American tennis player * Eleanor Humes Haney, 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 * Elinor Jackson, 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 * (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 * Eleanor Kinnaird, 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 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 * 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

Notable 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 * Ellie Howard, 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), Kenyon 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 former long-distance runner * Elly Rous, English football manager * Elly Sabiiti, Ugandan professor * Elliot Salkow, Ellie Salkow (1953–2021), South African entrepreneur * Ellie G. Shuler Jr. (1936–2024), retired 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 * Helle (mythology), 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 (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 (American TV 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. List of Ojamajo Doremi characters#Onpu Segawa, Onpu Segawa, in the anime series ''Ojamajo Doremi'' * Eleanor Miss Ellie Ewing, on the American soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' * Ellie Fredricksen, in the 2009 Disney-Pixar animated film ''Up (2009 film), Up'' * Ellie the Octopus, in Pajanimals * Elly the Elephant, in Pocoyo * Ellie, a 2021 animated Blender (software), 3D Blender Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors, Legal cartoon Lolicon, Girl character, a former camping from short film ''Sprite Fright''. * 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'' * List of characters in Xenogears#Elly Van Houten, 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 (TV series), Chuck'' * Ellie, a ghost in ''Elly & Jools'', an Australian children's television series * Ellie (The Last of Us), Ellie (''The Last of Us''), a main character from the video game ''The Last of Us (TV series), The Last of Us'' * Ellie Appleton, a character from the 2019 film ''Yesterday (2019 film), Yesterday'' * Ellie Phillips, a character from the video game ''Lego City Undercover'' * Elektra (character), Elektra "Ellie" Natchios, a character from the Marvel television series ''Daredevil (TV series), Daredevil'' * Ellie, a character from the 2025 action thriller film ''Havoc (2025 film), Havoc'', played by Jessie Mei Li * Ellie (Ice Age), Ellie, a character from the ''Ice Age (franchise), Ice Age'' franchise * Ellie the Elephant, Mascot for the Women's National Basketball Association, WNBA Basketball team the New York Liberty, NY Liberty * Ellie (Donkey Kong), Ellie the Elephant, a fictional African elephant, originated in the Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Donkey Kong ''Country 3'' video game

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Notable women

Notable men

Fictional characters

See also

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