What does Elkanah mean?
How do we pronounce Elkanah?
Elkanah \el-ka-nah, elk-an-ah\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby boy name Elkanah is pronounced as ehLKEYNah in English 1.
1 Pronunciation for Elkanah: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"
What is the origin of Elkanah?
Elkanah is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name's meaning is God has created, God has bought, God has possessed, God is zealous. Biblical name derived from the elements 'el' meaning God, powerful ; 'kanah'. The name was borne in the Bible by the father of Samuel the prophet. It was consequently adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. The name meaning of Elke (Dutch, Frisian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew) is the female form of Elkanah. Elkanah has 15 variants that are used in both English and other languages.
Other versions used in English include Elkanna name, Elkannah pronounciation, name Elken meaning, short names for Elkin, Elkon name, name Elkun, Elkyn meaning and origin, nicknames for Ellkan, short names for Ellkanna, Ellken meaning of name, Ellkin meaning, name Ellkon, and name Ellkyn origin. The short form Elkan name (used in Yiddish as well) is another English variant. A variant of Elkanah in other languages is Elkana meaning (Hebrew).
List of baby names that sound like Elkanah:
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The baby name Elkanah fun facts:
The name Elkanah in reverse order is "Hanakle".
The numerological value of the name Elkanah is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.
How popular is Elkanah?
Elkanah is not in the top boy names in USA.