Names Starting with El

Elegant names beginning with El — from classic Eleanor and Elizabeth to modern Eliot and Elowen. The El- prefix gives names a timeless, slightly mystical quality.

Showing 49–96 of 1,514 names

Goddess

Divine, Godly

Powerful, strong

olive tree

earth, land

My God is Yahweh

My God is Yahweh

My God is Yahweh

My God is Yahweh

light, bright one

Greek (through French and English)

bright, shining one

bright, shining one

Shining light, bright one

bright, shining one

God has answered

Sun, bright, or olive tree

God has answered

God has answered

My God is Yahweh

God is my oath

good speech

eternal, tree, or high

My God is my mother

the faithful, the trustworthy

73.Elan

⚥ Unisex

Hebrew, Welsh, French

tree, oak tree; spirit, high spirit; deer

74.Elana

♀ Female

Greek, Hebrew, Slavic

tree, light, or sun ray

land of the elk/deer

bright, shining one; or a variant of Elaine

Falcon, hawk

Greek, Hebrew, Hawaiian

tree, light, or deer

bright, shining one

bright, shining one

light, bright, or tree

82.Elano

♂ Male

Greek, Portuguese, Spanish

sun, bright, or tree

God is my light

Literary (Sindarin, an Elvish language)

star-sun

God is my light

light of the moon

bright, shining one

deer, gazelle

eagle

Bright, shining one

Modern English coinage, possibly inspired by various linguistic roots

Sun ray, shining light

92.Elaraia

♀ Female

Modern English/Greek (speculative)

Possibly 'bright, shining' or 'earth, land' combined with a feminine suffix.

93.Elard

♂ Male

Germanic

noble, brave, or sacred strength

94.Elari

♀ Female

Greek, Basque

Joyful, light, or sun

happy, joyful

The knowing, the knowledgeable, the learned

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