Meaning and background
The story behind Elie
Elie has an explicit reference link to French Élie in Behind the Name. The accented main entry identifies Élie as the French form of Elijah and gives the French pronunciation /e.li/. This supports a specific name relationship while preserving the accent difference. It also avoids confusing the spelling with English Ellie. A dog’s Elie may follow that French form, but a family’s intended pronunciation should be recorded independently.
- Origin
- The exact Elie page explicitly directs readers to French Élie; that main entry identifies it as the French form of Elijah. Source
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About Elie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Elie appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɛli/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɛli/ · primary stress on syllable 1EH1 L IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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