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Elkana - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Elkana

[ syll. el-ka-na, elk-ana ] The boy name Elkana is pronounced EHLKAANah KEY. Elkana's language of origin is Hebrew and it is also used mainly in the Hebrew language. Elkana is a variation of the English Elkanah.

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

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

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


 
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