Elfi, Elfie and Elphie are feminine given names. Elfi is also a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of Elfriede. The name may refer to: People: * Elfriede

Elfi von Dassanowsky Elfriede "Elfi" von Dassanowsky (February 2, 1924October 2, 2007) was an Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer. Early life Elfi von Dassanowsky (also known as Elfi Dassanowsky or Elfriede Dassanowsky) was born Elfriede Maria Elisabe ...

(1924–2007), Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer *

Elfie Donnelly Elfie Donnelly (born January 14, 1950 in London) is a British-Austrian author, who has written numerous books and radio dramas for children. Her major works are ''Bibi Blocksberg'' and '' Benjamin Blümchen''. Biography Donnelly spent her early c ...

(born 1950), British-Austrian writer, primarily of children's books * Elfriede Elfi Eder (born 1970), Austrian former alpine skier * Elfriede Elfi Graf (born 1964), Austrian singer *

Elfie Mayerhofer Elfie Mayerhofer (1917–1992) was an Austrian film actress and singer. A noted stage performer, she played lead roles in a series of musical and operetta films such as '' The Song of the Nightingale'' (1944) and ''The Heavenly Waltz'' (1949).F ...

(1917–1992), Austrian film actress and singer * Elfi Schlegel (born 1964), Canadian sportscaster and former gymnast *

Elfi Zinn Elfi Zinn ( Rost, born 24 August 1953 in Rathebur) is a German middle distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. She won the silver medal at the 1973 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ...

(born 1953), German middle distance runner Fictional characters: * Elphie, a nickname of

Elphaba Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in '' Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, ''Wicked''. In the original 1900 L. Frank Baum book ''The Wonde ...

, in the novel ''Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West'' and ''Wicked'', the musical based on it * Elphie, an elephant in ''

City of Friends City of Friends ( no, Vennebyen) is an animated children's television series from Norway. The TV show itself presents stories for young children about policemen, fire service personnel and medical service personnel. Characters * Max: Max is eve ...

'', a Norwegian animated children's series * the title character of '' Elfie Hopkins'', a 2012 British horror film

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