Elon (name)
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Elon or Ilan ( אִילָן (Hebrew)) is a Jewish masculine name of Hebrew origin. The name means "tree" or "oak tree" in the Hebrew language. Elon is a rare male first name as it was not ranked for males of all ages in the United States Census, 1990.
In the Bible, Elon was a Judge of Israel. He followed Ibzan and was succeeded by Abdon. It is said that he was from the Tribe of Zebulun, led Israel for ten years, and was buried in Ajalon in Zebulon. (Judges 12:11)
Elon has 5 variant forms (alphabetically): Eilan, Eilon, Elan, Ilan and Ilon.
- Elon
Elon may refer to a number of notable things:
- Ilan
- Meir Bar-Ilan (born Berlin < Ber)
- Ilan Flaisher, see Flash Brothers
- Ilan Halevi
- Ilan Halimi
- Ilan Hall
- Ilan Mitchell-Smith
- Ilan Pappé
- Ilan Ramon
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