Elli

Elli comes from Old Norse and Germanic roots, functioning as a short form of names beginning with the element alja or ali, meaning other or foreign, though it also developed independently as a diminutive of names such as Elisabeth and Ellen. In Norse mythology, Elli personifies old age and appears in the Prose Edda as the old woman who defeats the god Thor in a wrestling match, symbolizing the inevitability of aging. The name is common across Scandinavia, Finland, and German-speaking regions, and shares its origins with cognates including Ella, Ellie, and Elly.