Given name
Eglah
“resembling a heifer”
Eglah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a heifer.”
Original Hebrewעגלה
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a heifer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'agal (עגל), “to go in circles.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Eglah appears in 2 Samuel 3:5.
From biblical name research
Eglah’s family of names
Eglah has a related form in Egla. Eglah has a related form in Eglea. Eglah has a related form in Egleah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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