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
Elfriede, also known as Elfreda, Elfrida, Alfrida, Elfrieda, Elftrude, Elftraut among other variants, is a female given name, derived from ''Ælfþryð'' (Aelfthryth) meaning " elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the Middle Ages and was ...
. 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
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Elfie Donnelly (born 1950), British-Austrian writer, primarily of children's books
* Elfriede
Elfi Eder
Elfriede "Elfi" Eder (born 5 January 1970 in Leogang) is a former alpine skier from Austria.
She represented the Caribbean island of Grenada from 1998 to 1999, having previously competed for Austria.
The alpine skier Sylvia Eder
Sylvia ...
(born 1970), Austrian former alpine skier
* Elfriede
Elfi Graf
Elfi Graf (born Elfriede Sepp 20 November 1952 in Dornbirn, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian Schlagersinger.
Biography
Graf was born in Dornbirn and grew up there with her two siblings. She studied classical music, but did not complete the course. In ...
(born 1964), Austrian singer
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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). ...
(1917–1992), Austrian film actress and singer
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Elfi Schlegel
Elfi Schlegel (born 17 May 1964) is a sportscaster for NBC Sports and a former college and national champion gymnast from Canada. She is generally regarded as a top 50 Canadian gymnast of all time, and maybe even the 3rd best of the late 1970s ...
(born 1964), Canadian sportscaster and former gymnast
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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.
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(born 1953), German middle distance runner
Fictional characters:
* Elphie, a nickname of
Elphaba, 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'', a Norwegian animated children's series
* the title character of ''
Elfie Hopkins
''Elfie Hopkins'' is a 2012 British horror film directed by Ryan Andrews and co-written by Riyad Barmania and Ryan Andrews. It stars Jaime Winstone, Ray Winstone, Steven Mackintosh, Rupert Evans, Aneurin Barnard and Kimberley Nixon. The film t ...
'', a 2012 British horror film
See also
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Elbphilharmonie
The Elbphilharmonie (; "Elbe Philharmonic Hall"), popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. It is among the largest in the world.
The new glassy con ...
, a concert building i Hamburg, Germany nicknamed 'Elphi'
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