Syllables World: Mastering Syllable Identification

How many syllables in Eli?

eli has 2 syllables

eli

Eli is a proper noun and a given name. It is also a Hebrew name meaning 'ascension' or 'my God'.

Eli has two syllables. The first syllable has the vowel 'e' and the second syllable has the vowel 'i'. The consonants are 'l' and 'i'.

Proper Noun

Eli is my cousin's name.

'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?) - Jesus Christ
'The spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.' - 2 Samuel 23:2
'I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.' - Martin Luther King Jr. (whose son is named Martin Luther King III, nicknamed 'Marty' or 'Eli')
'The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.' - Ernest Hemingway
'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.' - Oscar Wilde (whose son is named Cyril Wilde, nicknamed 'Eli')