Elon (name)
Elon (אֵילוֹן in Hebrew), is a masculine first name, or Jewish surname, which means "tree" or "oak tree" in the Hebrew language. Variants of the name include Alon, Eilan, Eilon, Elan, Ilan and Ilon.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Oak Tree |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Alon, Ilan |
The given name became more popular in the 2010s (from #3,310 in 2008 to #885 in 2018 for baby boys in the United States) possibly due to the rise to fame of entrepreneur Elon Musk, but he is not Jewish.[1][2]
The name may refer to:
Given name
- Elon (Judges), biblical leader of the Israelites in the Book of Judges
- Elon R. Brown (1857–1922), American politician
- Elon Howard Eaton (1866–1934), American ornithologist
- Elon J. Farnsworth (1837–1863), American general
- Elon Galusha (1790–1856), American preacher
- Elon Ganor (born 1950), Israeli businessman
- Elon Gasper (born 1951), American computer scientist
- Elon Gold (born 1970), American comedian and actor
- Elon Huntington Hooker (1869–1938), American businessman
- Elon Lages Lima (1929–2017), Brazilian mathematician
- Elon Lindenstrauss (born 1970), Israeli mathematician
- Elon Musk (born 1971), business magnate
- Elon James White (born 1978), American journalist
Surname
- Amos Elon (1926–2009), Israeli writer
- Ari Elon (born 1950), Israeli writer
- Binyamin Elon (1954–2017), Israeli politician
- Danae Elon (born 1970), Israeli documentary filmmaker
- Emuna Elon (born 1955), Israeli writer
- Menachem Elon (1923–2013), Israeli judge
- Mordechai Elon (born 1959), Israeli rabbi
- Ori Elon (born 1981), Israeli writer
Characters
- Elon Muskox, a mosaiculture horticultural living sculpture at City Hall in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
See also
References
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