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Elinah

ee-LEE-nah

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Greek

Total Births

15

Peak Year

#9 in 2012

First Recorded

2009

Style

Soft & Gentle

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A modern variant of Elina, a short form of names like Helena, meaning 'light'.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

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Personality Traits

BrightIntelligentKindBeautiful

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