El - Meaning of El

What does El mean?

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El

[ 1 syll. el ] The baby girl name El is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced as EHL †. El is of Old Provençal origin and it is used mainly in English. El is a contracted form of the English Eleanor.

See also the related category english.

El is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Among the family of girl names directly related to El, Eleanor was the most regularly used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like El include Elle (English), Eleele (Hawaiian), Aile (Turkish), Aille, Eilidh (Scottish and Gaelic), Elah (Hebrew), Elee, Elie, Ellee (English), Elley, Elli (English and German), Ellie (English and Scottish), Elly (English and Dutch), Elo (Armenian), Eloo, Elue, Ailee, Ailey (English), Aili (Scottish, English, and Finnish), and Ailie (English and Scottish).

† Pronunciation for El: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"