Given name

Elama

“a secretive woman”

In Hebrew use, Elama carries the interpretation “a secretive woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Hebrew use, Elama carries the interpretation “a secretive woman.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

How it developed

Elama is used as a feminine counterpart of Elam.

Elama’s family of names

Elama is a feminine form of Elam. Elama has a related form in Elamah. Elama has a related form in Elamea.

Walk Elama’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 7

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

Across languages 1

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

Similar names

If you love Elama, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Shemamah

“devastation” · “waste”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Eldaah

“God has called”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Hebrew

Éliora

Éliora is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew

ʻEwa

ʻEwa is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew

Adamska

“earth, man, soil, light brown”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Modern

Anaiah

“Yah has answered” · “afflicted of Yah”

52UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

Hebrew

Ebreo

“to cross”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew

Esav

Esav is a given name from Hebrew.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Elama’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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