Elu is the name given to the ancient form of the Sinhala language. R.C Childers in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society states that Elu (also Helu) "is the name by which is known an ancient form of the Singhalese language from which the modern vernacular of Ceylon is immediately derived, and to which the latter bears something of the same relation that the English of today bears to Anglo-Saxon...The name Elu is no other than Sinhala much corrupted, standing for an older form, Hĕla or Hĕlu, which occurs in some ancient works, and this again for a still older, Sĕla, which brings us back to the Pali Sîhala."

Elu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Elu is bordered on the south by Becho, on the west by Dawo, on the northwest by Dendi, on the northeast by Ejerie, and on the east by Alem Gena. Towns in Elu include Asgori and Teji.

External Liaison Unit. The ELU is responsible for co-ordinating visits to the Parliament from other legislatures, governments and international organisations. It also advises MSPs and Parliament staff on international issues, and supports the Scotland Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Acronym for "end-line user", the consumer who uses Spyderco knives and sharpeners.