Elon (name)
For other uses, see Elon (disambiguation).
| Elon | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Oak Tree |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Alon, Ilan |
Elon (אֵילוֹן in Hebrew), is a Jewish surname or masculine given name, which means "tree" or "oak tree" in the Hebrew language. Variants of the name include Alon, Eilan, Eilon, Elan, Ilan and Ilon. The name may refer to:
First name
- 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 (born 1929), Brazilian mathematician
- Elon Lindenstrauss (born 1970), Israeli mathematician
- Elon Musk (born 1971), South African businessman
- Elon James White (born 1978), American journalist
Surname
- Amos Elon (1926–2009), Israeli writer
- Ari Elon (born 1950), Israeli writer
- Binyamin Elon (born 1954), 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
See also
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