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Elika f EstonianDiminutive of
Eli, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Eliko f GeorgianDiminutive of
Elene, which is often used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Eli-lama-sabachthani m English (Puritan)From an Aramaic phrase meaning "my God, why have you forsaken me?" It is likely taken from Matthew 27:46 in the New Testament: 'And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying,
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?'
Elim m Old IrishMeaning uncertain. This was the name of two High Kings of Ireland.
Elimelech m Biblical, HebrewMeans "my God is king" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
el "God" and
malákh "to rule". In the bible, this was the name of the late husband of Naomi.
Elin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Elína f Old NorseOld Norse form of the Christian name
Helen. Elína occurs in 'Landnámabók' (in ch. 63) belonging to a daughter of king Burisláv.
Elínborg f IcelandicCombination of
Elín and the Old Norse name element
borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or
bjǫrg "help; deliverance".
Elind m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
elind meaning "daybreak".
Elíndís f Icelandic (Modern)Combination of
Elín and the Old Norse name element
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Elínmundur m Icelandic (Archaic)Combination of
Elín and the Old Norse name element -
mundr, which is derived from Old West Scandinavian *-
munduR meaning "protector" or possibly from Old Icelandic
mundr meaning "gift".
Elinor f HebrewA combination of the elements
Eli "My god" אלי and
Nor נור "Light", it is also a Hebrew version of the name
Eleanor .
Elioz m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Elias. This was the name of a Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia from the early 15th century.
Éliphas m Hebrew (Gallicized)Éliphas Lévi, the name under which he published his books, was Alphonse Louis Constant’s attempt to translate or transliterate his given names Alphonse Louis into the Hebrew language.
Eliphaz m BiblicalMeans "my God is strength" or "my God is fine gold" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
el "God" and
paz "pure gold, fine gold" (from the root
pazáz "to purify gold, to strengthen")... [
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Elira f AlbanianPopularly derived from Albanian
i lirë /
e lirë "to be free", this is more likely a variant of
Ilira. This name goes back to the tribal name of the Illyrians, who are believed to be the forefathers of modern-day Albanians.
Elisala m & f TuvaluanMeaning unknown. This is one of the top names in Tuvalu. Politician Elisala Pita is a well-known bearer.
Elisanna f Medieval FrenchOf uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory considers the name a Romance construction made by truncating
Elizabeth arbitrarily to Elis-, and then augmenting with an arbitrary ending.
Elisar m Norwegian (Archaic)Variant of
Elieser. Elisar von Kupffer ( 1872 – 1942) was a Baltic German artist, anthologist, poet, historian, translator, and playwright. He used the pseudonym
Elisarion for most of his writings.
Elisav m & f Ancient HebrewVery old and rare Hebrew form of ELIZABETH. ELISHEVA is a more modern form of the same name and usually used for females.
Elisena f LiteratureElisena is the name of a Queen of England in the Spanish chivalric romance
Amadís de Gaula (14th or 15th century).
Elishama m BiblicalMeans "my God hears" or "my God has heard", derived from Hebrew אֵל
('el) and the verb שָׁמַע
(shama) "to hear".
Elishaphat m BiblicalMeans "my God has judged" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
el "God" and
shaphát "to judge". This was the name of a minor biblical character, who was the son of
Zichri.
Elistina f KalmykFrom
Elista, the name of the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia in southern Russia. The city's name is ultimately derived from Kalmyk элсн
(elsn) meaning "sand, sandy".
Elitha f English (Rare)Possibly an altered form of
Talitha, or a variant of
Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha
Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.
Elitsa f BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
елица, itself a diminutive form of Bulgarian
ела "fir tree; spruce".
Elizaphan m BiblicalElizaphan was a prince of the tribe of
Zebulun; one of those appointed by
Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num... [
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Elizur m BiblicalMeans "God of rock" or possibly "my God is rock", from Hebrew אֵל
(ʾel) meaning "God", combined with the suffix י
(i) "my", and צוּר
(tsur) "rock, cliff"... [
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