Eli? Elias?

[Surroundedbycats]

Heard a little boy in the park pronounced E-lie. Does anyone know how this is spelt?

I would spell it Eli

Like this

It's Eli

Yes my nephew is called Eli and its pronounced like that e-lie. My ds 3 can't pronounce L's properly and calls him E-eye.

Looks like it would be pronounced El-ly as in Elliott

Eli, pronounced "EE-lie" . It's a (Biblical) name in it's own right but could be short for Elijah or Elias. Eliott has a different sound.

I think many people might mispronounce Eli as El-lie.

Might be a shortening of Elijah

Also, is Elias pronounced Eh-lias or Ee-lias?

Eli

I love the name Elias. I would pronounce it Ee-lias but nn. would be Eli pronounced Ee-Lie x

Not keen on either of them.
Eli is too biblical and Elias too long.
Don't like Elijah or Elliott either - too babyish.

Not always pronounced as pps have said. I know two men named Eli. One Israeli and one Lebanese, both pronounce it as ‘Ellie’.

I'd say Elly if I saw Eli or Eliott or Elijah.