Elana
ee-LAY-nah
Popularity
#1879
Letters
5
Syllables
3
Origin
Hebrew
Total Births
8,809
Peak Year
#219 in 2006
First Recorded
1934
Style
Soft & Gentle, Spiritual & Biblical
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Elana is a variant of Eliana, with origins in Hebrew and Greek. In Hebrew, it means 'tree'; in Greek, it's a form of Helen, meaning 'light'.
Numerology
The Nurturer
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