Elle

Elle is a French feminine pronoun meaning she, adopted as a given name in English-speaking countries during the twentieth century, likely influenced by its elegant simplicity and fashionable French associations. Its rise in popularity was aided by the launch of the French fashion magazine of the same name in 1945, which gave the word a glamorous cultural resonance. Elle functions both as an independent name and as a short form of names beginning with El-, such as Eleanor, Ellen, and Elizabeth, all of which trace back ultimately to the Greek Helene or the Hebrew El meaning God.