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 * 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 Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Easter ...

(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 1 ...

(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 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 *

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 ''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 tel ...

'', a 2012 British horror film

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