Given name · Hebrew
אילן
“tree”
אילן (ilán) is a masculine given name from Aramaic, meaning “tree.” It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Ilán.
Meaning & origin
אילן’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, אילן shares an earlier linguistic root with אֵלוֹן. In Hebrew usage, אילן can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ilán. In Hebrew usage, אילן shares an earlier linguistic root with אַלּוֹן.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named אילן
- Ilan PappéIsraeli-British historian (born 1954)
- Ilan GilonIsraeli politician (1956–2022)
- Ilan Averbuchsculptor (born 1953)
- Ilan Ben-DovIsraeli diplomatborn 1959
- Ilan MoskovitchFilmmaker and producer in Israelborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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