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Given name · Hebrew

אלון

“oak; acorn”

אלון (alón) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: alón.

Meaning & origin

What it means

אלון goes back to a word meaning “oak; acorn.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

The origin of אלון is uncertain.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Aramaic אִילָנָא.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

אלון’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, אלון can be written in the Roman alphabet as alón. In Hebrew usage, אלון has a transliteration in alón. In Hebrew usage, אלון has a related form in אֵלוֹן.

Walk אלון’s family in the name graph

אלוןalónאֵלוֹןElonAllonAljonAlionאַלּוֹן

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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