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Elek - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Elek

[ 2 syll. e-lek, el-ek ] The boy name Elek is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is EHLihK KEY. Elek is used predominantly in the Hungarian and Polish languages, and its origin is Old Greek, Latin, and English.

Elek is a variant (Hungarian) of the name Alexis (English and German).

Elek is also a variant (Polish) of the name Ellis (English and Welsh).

Elek is also a variant (Hungarian) of the name Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic).

Elek is also a variant (Polish) of the name Aurel (Czech, German, Romanian, and Slavic).

Elek is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Elek, Alexander (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Slavic) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Elek include Elis (Scandinavian and English), Eljas (Finnish), Eljasz (Polish), Ellis (English and Welsh), Elsu, Eleisha (Hebrew), Elija (German and Yiddish), Elijah (English), Elischa (German), Eliseo (Italian and Spanish), Elisha (English and Hebrew), Ailesh (Indian), Ales (Czech), Eligio (Italian and Spanish), Eligius (German), and Eligiusz (Portuguese).

KEY: English pronunciation for Elek: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


 
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