Elvie

Meaning of Elvie

Elvie (pronounced /ˈɛlvi/) constitutes a female designation of Old English derivation, morphological analysis revealing its composition from the root ælf (“elf”) and the diminutive affix -ie, yielding the semantic interpretation “little elf” or “elf gift.” Documented in United States vital-statistics records since the early 1880s, its historical trajectory displays sustained low-frequency occurrence—typically fewer than twenty annual registrations—throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, followed by a modest resurgence in the 2020s, evidenced by 34 recorded births and a rank of 916th in 2024. The name’s phonemic inventory—/ˈɛlvi/—epitomizes Anglo-American onomastic predilections for bisyllabic, CV.CV structures, and its continued albeit niche adoption reflects a broader contemporary inclination toward appellations that fuse etymological resonance with statistical rarity.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as el-vee (/ˈɛlvi/)

• Ellie
• Evie
• Elise
• Elora
• Elsie
• Elva
• Elara