Elon

See also: elon

English

Alternative forms

• Elan, Ilan, Ilon, Alan, Alon, Eilan, Eilon, Ailan, Ailon

Etymology

From Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːlɔːn/ (place in North Carolina, U.S.)
• IPA^(key): /ˈiːlɒn/ (given name)

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Elon (countable and uncountable, plural Elons)

1. (countable) A male given name from Hebrew.
2. (countable) A surname from Hebrew, from given names.
3. (biblical) A judge in the Old Testament.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 12:11:

     And after him, Elon, a Zebulonite iudged Israel, and he iudged Israel ten yeeres.

4. A town in North Carolina, United States, named for the local oak trees.

Derived terms

• Elon time

Anagrams

• Leno, Leon, León, NOEL, Noel, Nole, Noël, enol, leno, lone, neol., noel, nole, noël, one L

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn).

Proper noun

Elon m

1. (biblical) Elon