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elle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • el noun The letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
  • Helle name In Greek mythology, a princess who fled her stepmother on a flying golden ram and fell into the strait later named after her, the Hellespont.

Senses

elle is used for these senses in English:

  • Helle (Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont.
  • el The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.

el — full definition

  1. noun The letter L or l, as used in the Latin alphabet.
  2. noun An elevated railway line or train, especially in older US city transit systems like Chicago.