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Eli

/EE-lye/

Ascended, uplifted, high priest

What does Eli mean?

Eli is a high priest in the Old Testament — short, strong, soaring in US-UK.

Origin

Religious / cultural tradition

Christian, Jewish

Variations

Eli · Elijah · Elias

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