Elkanah Name Meaning

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The name Elkanah comes from Biblical roots and carries a meaning worth knowing. Read the full meaning and origin of Elkanah below, then browse real variants, short forms, and related names from the same family. Tap any name to copy it instantly.

Elkanah Name Meaning

Biblical, Biblical HebrewMeans "God has purchased" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Samuel.

Origin: BiblicalGender: Boy
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1 Ealhstan
2 Eerikki
3 Elioenai
4 Erlantz
5 Elisedd
6 Elrond
7 Ermis
8 Ermete
9 Egilhard
10 Eadgar
11 Eiríkur
12 Erekle
13 Eliphalet
14 Egill
15 Ekewaka
16 Eadbhárd
17 Eliot
18 Eligio
19 Erastos
20 Eanraig
21 Eideard
22 Eiríkr
23 Epifanio
24 Eberhard
25 Enric
26 Elchin
27 Eckhard
28 Emerens
29 Einarr
30 Eelis
31 Ervīns
32 Esdras
33 Einion
34 Ermanno
35 Erling
36 Engilram
37 Éanna
38 Ekwueme
39 Ephraim
40 Erlend
41 Eoforwine
42 El'azar
43 Egemen
44 Eivind
45 Eseoghene
46 Eamon
47 Endymion
48 Enéas
49 Egidio
50 Esmund
51 Ernust
52 Elton
53 Emánuel
54 Ekkehard
55 Easton
56 Edmund
57 Erebus
58 Emmanouil
59 Elifelet
60 Emmett
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