Heli

Heli is a name with more than one distinct origin. In Hebrew, it derives from the same root as Eli, meaning my God or high, and appears in the New Testament as the name of the father of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus given in the Gospel of Luke. In Finnish, Heli developed as an independent short form of names such as Helena or Helvi, rooted ultimately in the Greek Helene, associated with the mythological figure of Helen of Troy and possibly connected to a word meaning torch or light. Related forms include Eli, Helena, and Helja.