Elam - Meaning of Elam

What does Elam mean?

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Elam

[ 2 syll. e-lam, el-am ] The baby boy name Elam is pronounced IY-LahM (English) †. Elam has its origins in the Hebrew language. The name's meaning is 'highlands'.

Elam is a derivative of the Hebrew Eilam.

A derivative of Elam is the name Elame.

See also the related category hebrew.

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

Baby names that sound like Elam include Elum, Ilam, Ilem, Ilen, Illan (Basque), Illen, Illon, Illun, Ilum, Ilun, Ilyn, Ealison, Illinois, Eliakim (Hebrew), Iulian, Iulien, and Eallison.

† Pronunciation for Elam: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"