📖 About Elly
An English diminutive of Eleanor or Elizabeth meaning 'light' or 'shining,' with particular tradition as an independent name in Dutch and German cultures.
📍 Details
- OriginEnglish
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningVariant of Ellie. Light, shining
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Elly Ameling — Dutch soprano celebrated as one of the finest lieder and oratorio singers of the 20th century
- Elly Ney — German pianist renowned for her interpretations of Beethoven, one of the most prominent pianists of early 20th-century Germany
- Elly De Groen — Dutch swimmer who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and became a pioneering figure in Dutch women's athletics
- Elly Jackson — English singer and songwriter, the voice of synth-pop duo La Roux, known for the Grammy-winning hit 'Bulletproof'