Given name

Eljakim

“God will raise up”

Eljakim is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Eljakim goes back to a word meaning “God will raise up.”

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Where it comes from

Eljakim comes from Hebrew.

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Eljakim’s family of names

In German usage, Eljakim has a related form in Eliakim. In German usage, Eljakim has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eliakim. In German usage, Eljakim has a related form in Eliakim.

Walk Eljakim’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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“fruitful”

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El-berith

“God of the covenant”

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Elzabad

“God has given”

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Eladah

“God adorns” · “God has adorned”

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Nephisim

“expansions” · “revivings”

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Seorim

“barley” · “goats”

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