Elie
Elie or Élie is a male given name and family name.
Origin and meaning
Elie is a male given name; the French form is Élie . It is the translation of the name of the prophet Elijah , Hebrew לִיָּהו [ēliyahū], ( My God is Yahu ).
Name bearer
First name Elie
- Elie Bertrand (1713–1797), Swiss pastor and scientist
- Elie Borowski (1913–2003), Jewish dealer in ancient art
- Elie Chevieux (* 1973), Swiss sport climber
- Elie Hobeika (1956–2002), Lebanese politician
- Elie Siegmeister (1909–1991), American composer
- Elie Wiesel (1928–2016), American writer and publicist
- Elie Yaffa (* 1976), real name of the French rapper Booba
First name Élie
- Élie Bayol (1914–1995), French racing driver
- Élie-Abel Carrière (1818-1896), French botanist
- Élie Cartan (1869–1951), French mathematician
- Élie Decazes (1780-1860), French statesman
- Jules-Élie Delaunay (1828-1891) French painter
- Élie Doté (* 1948), Prime Minister of the Central African Union
- Élie Ducommun (1833–1906), Swiss journalist
- Élie Faure (1873–1937), French art historian
- Élie-Frédéric Forey (1804–1872), French general
- Élie de Rothschild (1917–2007), French banker and winemaker
family name
- Jennifer Elie (* 1986), American tennis player
- Justin Elie (1883–1931), Haitian composer and pianist
- Patrick Elie (* 1950), Haitian biochemist and politician
- Remi Elie (* 1995), Canadian ice hockey player