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The EL sound gives names a distinctive quality. This list covers girl names starting with EL, popular across American, English, Hebrew, Greece, Italy traditions.

Quick facts: girl names starting with EL

  • 1,351 girl names start with EL in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, Hebrew
  • See the full combined list at Starting With EL for all genders

Girl Names Starting With EL

1,351 girl names starting with EL

#14
England
light-hearted
#15
Hebrew
God is my oath
#27
English
light
#32
English
fairy maiden
#34
Hebrew↑ Rising
My God has answered
#47
Italy
light or bright
#81
France↑ Rising
healthy, wide
#115
Hebrew↑ Rising
Hebrew
#116
English
Consecrated to God
#163
Scotland↑ Rising
God's promise
#168
English
English
#178
American
Derived from the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning 'my God is Yahweh'.
#235
Welsh↑ Rising
Heavenly or of the heavens.
#272
American
Variant of Elena, meaning 'bright, shining light'.
#274
French
God's promise
#274
England↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#291
Hebrew↑ Rising
אֵלִיאֲנָה - which means 'God has answered'.
#420
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my oath
#435
American↑ Rising
God is my light
#441
France
she; her
#508
American
God's gift of light to the world
#509
England
God is my oath
#510
English
English
#510
American
English
#521
American
English
#529
English
English
#540
American
Hebrew
#547
American
Noble or high-minded
#554
American
Variation of Elise or Alicia, meaning 'God is my oath'.
#556
English
God is my salvation
#558
American
Variant of the English name Eleodra, meaning 'elder' or 'noble'
#562
American
Combination of 'Eliza' meaning 'God is my oath' and 'Marie' which implies 'bitter'.
#571
Scotland
Scottish Gaelic
#582
Germanic
noble and famous
#583
American
The king
#584
Spain
Spanish
#597
Germanic
German
#598
American
Derived from the name of a plant, symbolizing strength and protection.
#603
Hebrew
Hebrew
#606
Scotland
Scottish
#612
American
Noble, Godlike
#614
Italy
old
#618
English↑ Rising
Shining light; God is my light
#633
Slovenia
Hebrew
#648
American
God is my oath
#649
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#658
English
Truth
#669
Greece
light, torch
#677
English
Noble friend; from the old English 'Aelfwine'.
#681
English
Hebrew
#684
American
Hebrew
#684
English
Hebrew
#684
Spanish
A name often interpreted as ‘thick’ or ‘solid’.
#687
Italy
Spanish
#690
Greece
a variation of Helen, meaning 'light' or 'shining light'
#690
French
a variant of 'Alvin', meaning noble friend
#692
American↑ Rising
elm tree
#693
African
Possibly derived from names like Elea or Elida, with no specific definition.
#693
Italy
Italian
#697
Norway
Old Norse
#697
Germanic
A combination of 'eli', meaning 'God', and 'mar', meaning 'famous'.
#702
English
God's promise
#712
Germanic
elf strength
#713
American
God's light
#723
Hebrew
Hebrew
#726
Ireland
Light, torch, bright one
#732
American
English
#735
Greek
Bright, shining light
#736
Greece
Healer
#738
France↑ Rising
French
#744
Hebrew
Hebrew
#750
American
A modern feminine variation of the name Elondra, derived from Eleonora, meaning 'light' or 'shining light'.
#752
English
bright, shining light
#753
Greece
freedom or liberty
#758
English
God's promise; God's pledge
#760
Hispanic countries
Spanish
#760
English
light
#762
American
God is my oath
#769
American
English
#772
English
Derived from 'Altus', meaning high or elevated.
#774
Israel
Hebrew
#776
Greece
Greek
#788
English
Greek
#789
Hebrew
God is my oath
#789
American
Hebrew
#806
Israel
God has answered me
#808
English
elm tree
#808
English
Noble, serene, or from the old town
#810
American
Defender of mankind
#810
English
noble
#815
English
A variant of Alicia, meaning 'noble'
#816
American
defender of mankind
#819
Hungary
Hungarian
#819
Spanish
light; a variant of 'Elena'
#825
Middle Eastern countries
Arabic
#833
American
German
#841
Hebrew
אֱלִישָׁע - God is salvation
#841
American
God is my salvation
#841
English
Fair, beautiful
#845
Hebrew
God is my oath.
#846
Turkey
Meaning 'farewell' or 'goodbye'.
#851
English
noble and brave
#851
American
Light; torch; shining light
#859
Hebrew
God has answered
#865
USA
English
#866
American
From the old forest.
#866
English
noble and full of light
#867
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#872
Italian↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#873
Greek↑ Rising
torch, light
#873
Spain
Joyful
#878
American
Modern English
#882
Germanic
elf strength
#883
American
English
#886
USA
English
#888
Italian
Bright, shining
#891
South Africa
German
#893
Hebrew
Hebrew
#893
American
God is my light.
#895
American
English
#896
Spain
White
#897
American
light, bright
#897
American
Derived from the Hebrew name 'Elisa', meaning 'God is salvation'
#904
Israel
Meaning 'God is salvation' (אלישבע) or 'My God is salvation'.
#907
Spanish
The one who is life
#920
English
English
#922
American
Derived from the Old French name Elbon, which may mean 'white' or 'fair'
#931
American
Little Eleanor or shining light
#931
Ghana
Twi
#931
American
God has answered
#936
American
A diminutive form of 'Elphaba', related to the character from 'Wicked'.
#945
Italian↑ Rising
light
#947
Norway
Sacred, dedicated to the gods.
#948
American
English
#952
American↑ Rising
Famous warrior
#955
English
Beautiful and bright
#957
American
el verde - the green
#958
American
A modern name, possibly derived from Eleanor or Elenora
#960
American
light or bright
#962
Spain
Elveria is thought to mean 'dream', derived from 'el sueño'.
#962
American
English
#964
American
My God is Yahweh
#972
English
Derived from the name Elise, which means 'pledged to God'
#978
English
Old English
#982
French
Derived from 'Éloïse', meaning 'healthy'
#989
Greece
free, release or 'to let go'
#993
English
light, brightness
#994
Hebrew
God is my oath
#999
American
English
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1000
English
A meaningful name with English roots
#1004
Hebrew
God’s promise
#1005
American
Greek
#1015
American
Light; shining
#1016
Greece
hope
#1028
English
noble and joyful
#1030
Scandinavia
God's promise
#1033
English
Spanish
#1037
American
Noble
#1040
Hebrew
God is my oath
#1041
Hebrew
God is my light
#1042
Italy
God's promise
#1042
American
A playful twist on 'Halloween', evoking a sense of mystery and fun.
#1044
USA
Light; God is my light
#1045
American
Latin
#1046
Lebanon
Arabic
#1053
Hebrew
God has resolved
#1053
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1053
Arabic
Arabic
#1059
English
God is my oath
#1060
Cornwall↑ Rising
Cornish
#1061
Hawaii
Two.
#1069
Greece
freedom
#1070
American
Light, bright, shining
#1070
American
A proposed name, likely a blend of 'El' (God) and 'Tania'
#1072
American
Derived from 'helm' meaning 'noble' or 'helmet' and 'meri' meaning 'famous'.
#1074
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1074
Czech Republic
God is my oath
#1081
American
Son of Ellis, derived from Elijah or Elias, meaning 'Yahweh is God'.
#1084
Albania
Albanian
#1093
USA
a variant of the name Eloise, meaning 'healthy' or 'wide'
#1097
Israel↑ Rising
God has helped
#1098
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#1102
English
shining light, bright, or shining
#1103
American
Bringing light or brightness
#1106
Hebrew
God is my salvation
#1115
English
Bright, shining light
#1122
Latin
Alone; solitary
#1130
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1134
Greece↑ Rising
Light, torch

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