of St. Elmo's Fire (for which see saint (n.)); probably from Greek elene "torch," via an apocryphal saint (Bishop of Formiae in Italy, who died c.304 and was invoked in the Mediterranean by sailors during storms).
ellipsoid
elliptic
elliptical
Ellis Island
elm
Elmo
elocution
Elohim
eloign
elongate
elongation