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Elkan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Elkan

[ syll. el-kan, elk-an ] The boy name Elkan is pronounced as EHLKahN KEY. Elkan is used mostly in the English and Yiddish languages, and its language of origin is Hebrew. Elkan is a short form of the English name Elkanah.

Elkan is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Elkan include the English Elgin, the English Elson, the English Elison, the Hebrew Elkana, the English Elkanah, and the English Ellison.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Elkan: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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