Eli (name)

Article summary

Eli as a name has two different meanings, both originating in the Hebrew Bible. Eli can be used for males (Hebrew tradition) or females (Scandinavian tradition). Hebrew origin, from Biblical "ascent", spelled with the Hebrew letter ayin in the beginning, the name of Eli, the high priest in the Books of Samuel. It is identical to the Arabic name Ali (علي). It came to be used as a given name among the Puritans in the 17th century and was by them taken to the American colonies. Eli may alternatively be an unrelated abbreviation of Hebrew names such as Elijah, Elias, Elisha, Eliezer, Elimelech, etc., all containing the element , meaning "my God" and spelled with the Hebrew letter aleph in the beginning. El is the name of a Semitic deity that is used in the Bible as a name for the god of the Israelites, and -i is the suffix for the genitive form ("mine"). In the United States, the popularity of the given name Eli was hovering around rank 200 in the 1880s. It declined gradually during the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries, falling below rank 700 in 1964. In a significant revival of the name's popularity in the early 1970s, it bounced back above rank 400 in 1976. Its popularity has continued to grow since then, entering the top 100 masculine given names in the 2000s, and ranking as the 64th most popular boys' name as of 2021.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of birth: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of birth: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of birth: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of birth: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of birth: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of birth: 1992 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. date of birth: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. date of birth: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. date of birth: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of birth is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of birth is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of birth is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of birth is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of birth is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of birth is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of birth is "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the date of birth is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the date of birth is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the date of birth is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
22. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376067645