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 (1924–2007), Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer
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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
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Elfie Mayerhofer (1917–1992), Austrian film actress and singer
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Elfi Schlegel (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
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 Wo ...
, 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'', 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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Feminine given names
Hypocorisms