This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and a substring is el.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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.
Elind m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
elind meaning "daybreak".
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".
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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Elisala m & f TuvaluanMeaning unknown. This is one of the top names in Tuvalu. Politician Elisala Pita is a well-known bearer.
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.
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.
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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Elke m East FrisianAs a masculine name a diminutive of
Ele and recorded from the 16th to 20th century in East Frisia.
Elkenah m Mormon (Rare)In the Book of Abraham, this is the name of one of the various Egyptian idols mentioned frequently and represented by figure 5 in facsimile 1 of the book. Abraham was nearly sacrificed to it, but was saved by an angel... [
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Elkhan m Azerbaijani, Dagestani, LezginFrom Proto-Semitic
*ʾil- meaning "deity, god" (see
El or
Allah) or Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with the Mongolian title хан
(khan) meaning "leader, ruler, commander".
Elki m MiwokDerived from Miwok
elkini "to hang over the top of" or "to drape over", with the implied meaning "bear hanging intestines of people on top of rocks or bushes".
Elko m DutchFrom the Germanic element
adal meaning "Noble".
Elladale m EnglishPossibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.
Elladan m LiteratureLiterature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-man'. Elladan was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.
Elley m YakutFrom the name of Elley Bootur, a Yakut cultural hero who founded the pastoral economy of the Yakut people.
Elliotte f & m EnglishVariant or feminine form of
Elliott. American actress Marla Sokoloff (b. 1980) named her first-born daughter this.
Elliði m IcelandicMeans "fast-sailing ship" in Old Norse. It was traditionally used as a ship name, not as a masculine personal name. In the Icelandic legendary saga 'Friðþjófssaga', it was the name of Friðþjófr's ship.
Elliw m & f WelshProbably derived from
lliw, meaning "colour" in Welsh.
Elm m Catalan, EnglishCatalan form of
Elmo, as well as a short form of
Elmer. The name may also be taken directly from the English word
elm, a type of tree.
Elme m FrenchFrench form of
Elmo. This was borne by 19th-century French philosopher Elme-Marie Caro (as well as the Dutch writer and actress Ida Saint-Elme (1776-1845), real name Maria Versfelt).
Elmurat m UzbekA famous bearer is Elmurat Tasmuradov, an Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2016 Olympics. He won a gold medal four times at the Asian Championship... [
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Elmurza m Chechen, DagestaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "nation, country, homeland" or Proto-Semitic
*ʾil- meaning "god, deity" combined with the Persian title میرزا
(mirzâ) "
Mirza, prince".
Elnaam m BiblicalThe name is comprised of two parts. This first, אל (
'el), is a shortened form of אלהים (
'elohim), meaning "God". The second part, נעם (
na'em), meaning "pleasant" or "delightful"... [
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Elnor m EnglishAbt 1917. Name of man in black community in rural Kentucky.
Elochukwu m & f Igbo"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.
Elodin m LiteratureMaster Elodin is the name of a character in Patrick Rothfuss' book series The KingKiller Chronicles. Elodin is an eccentric but brilliant professor, considered insane by most of the students. Later he initiates Kvothe into the discipline of 'Naming', which enables control over objects by utterance of secret names.
Eloghosa m & f EdoPossibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.
Elohim m TheologyThe Hebrew plural form of "god." As a name, it still retains a singular meaning. It is used in place of YHWH when referring to God.
Elotl m NahuatlMeans "green ear of corn, young maize" in Nahuatl.
Elpenor m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἐλπίς
(elpis) meaning "hope, expectation" (see
Elpis) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Elphias m LiteratureUsed by author J. K. Rowling for a minor character in her 'Harry Potter' series. It may have been intended as a variant of
Éliphas, the pen name of French occultist Eliphas Levi... [
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Elphin m Welsh MythologyPossibly a Welsh cognate of the Gaelic name
Ailpein (see
Alpin). In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, he was one of
Arthur's warriors, the son of
Gwyddno Long Shanks... [
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Elphir m LiteratureMeans "lord of swans" from Sindarin
alph "swan" (plural
eilph) and
hîr "master, lord". In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a prince of Dol Amroth, "of which city the swan was the emblem".
Elrohir m LiteratureLiterature name from J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', which means 'Elf-knight'. Elrohir was one of the twin sons of Lord Elrond.
Elroi m HebrewFrom the Hebrew name אֵלרוֹאִי
’elrō’î meaning "God who sees me", derived from the elements אֵל
'el "God" and ראי
r’j as participle with suffix.... [
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Elros m LiteratureMeans "glitter of stars" or "foam of stars" from Sindarin
êl "star" and
ros, which can mean "polished metal, glitter" or "foam, rain, dew, spray (of fall or fountain)". It belonged to the brother of
Elrond and first king of Númenor in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954).
Elshad m AzerbaijaniMeans "joy of the people" from Turkic
el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian شاد
(šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful".
Elta m Caucasian MythologyThis is the name of the god of animals and the hunt in Vainakh mythology. He was formerly the god of agriculture as well before
Maetsill took his role and was blinded in one eye as a punishment for disobedience by his father
Dela.
Eltac m AzerbaijaniFrom Turkic
el meaning "country, society" and Arabic تاج
(taj) meaning "crown" (ultimately from an Iranian language).
Eltaib m ArabicIt's a name lots of people in my family have.
Eltanin f & m AstronomyDerived from Arabic
Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation
Draco.
Elul m Jewish, HebrewElul is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, usually coinciding with parts of August and September.... [
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Elvard m Georgian (Rare)Means "rose of the nation", derived from Old Turkic
el meaning "country, state, society" (see
Eldar) combined with Georgian ვარდი
(vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin... [
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Elvinas m LithuanianLithuanian form of the Germanic name
Elwin, which is a short form of
Edelwin, a variant form of
Adalwin. In other words, you could also say that Elwin is a variant form of
Alwin... [
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Elving m SwedishSwedish name of uncertain meaning. Possibly derived from Old Norse
alfr "elf", Swedish
älv "river", or Swedish
elva "eleven".