Meaning and origin of Ellie

Ellie is a 1984 comedy film directed by Peter Wittman and distributed by Troma Entertainment. Set in the deep south, the film follows the titular Ellie (Sheila Kennedy); after witnessing her father's murder at the hands of her stepmother and her three lecherous stepsons, Ellie vows to avenge her father's death using the only weapon she has: her voluptuous body.

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The film also features appearances from such noteworthy actors as Shelley Winters, George Gobel, Edward Albert, and Pat Paulsen.

Ellie is also a female name derived from the Greek name Helen, meaning light. It is also a short/pet name for Elanor and Elloise.
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Meaning and origin of Ellie

The girl's name Ellie \e(l)-lie\ is a variant of Alice, Ella and Helen.
The baby name Ellie sounds like Allie, Elli, Ellia, Ellee, Elle and Ollie. Other similar baby names are Elfie, Ellice, Elsie, Elvie and Ellin.
Ellie is a popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Ellie

Origin: English
Meaning: Diminutive of Ellen: A variant of the Greek Helen, meaning shining light, or most beautiful woman.
Origin: French
Meaning: Diminutive of Eleanor: A variant of Helen introduced into Britain in 12th century AD by King Henry II's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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Meaning and origin of Ellie

Ellie
English
Female
Torch
Meaning & Origin
Ellie is a English girl name.
The meaning of the name is `Torch`.
Where is it used?
The name Ellie is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Leonor (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Eilidh (In Scottish)
Eleonora (In Italian)
Eleonore (In German)
Eléonore (In French)
Elly (In English)
Helen (In English)
Elenora (In English)
Eleanore (In English)
Eleonor (In English)
Eleanora (In English)
Elinor (In English)
It is an abbreviated form of
Leonora, used in Italian.
Leonore, used in German.
Lenore, used in English.
Eleanor, used in English.
If it's too long people might use
In Other languages: Elea
See also
In Irish, English and in Scandinavian: Nora (F)
In English: Nell (F)
In English: Nelle (F)
In English: Nelly (F)
In English: Nellie (F)
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Ellie was given to 1715 babies in the USA in 2004. Ellie was the number 401 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 1793 babies making it the number 189 name that year.
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