Around the globe, Ellef (اليف 
, Ellef 
) is a rare principally female, but very seldom male first name. The first name Ellef is habitual in Syria, where it is a rare girly name, Algeria, and Sudan. Likewise, Ellef is the last name as well as the forename.
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| اليف | Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Syria, Iraq |
| Ellef | Norway, South Africa, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar |
| ellef jacobsen mørch Norwegian farmer and politician, NO (b. 1761) |
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ellef ringnes Norwegian businessman (1842-1929), NO (b. 1842) |
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| ellef loveland American politician – Minnesota -House 1881-82 (District 2), US (b. 1842) |
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| ellef marcussen Norwegian politician (b. 1857) |
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| ellef mohn Olympic footballer (1894-1974), NO (b. 1894) |
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| ellef ringnes (b. 1887) |
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| ellef gryte (b. 1923) |
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| ellef mo sagvollen |
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