Given name

Elead

“God has testified”

Elead is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewאלעד

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Elead means “God has testified.”

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Where it comes from

Elead is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God,” and the Hebrew verb 'ud (עוד), “to witness.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Elead appears in 1 Chronicles 7:21.

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See also 6

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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

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“but perhaps fire son”

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Sibling ideas

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

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