El - name meaning and origin

The girl's name El \el\ is a variant of Eleanor (Greek), and the meaning of El is "sun ray, shining light".

The baby name El sounds like Al, Ela and Eli. Other similar baby names are Em, Gal, Elke, Del, Elvy, Elva, Elsa, Ena, Ali, Elli, Ala, Bel, Cal, Eve, Eva, Clo, Ella, Eda, Ede, Edy, Edi, Eila, Ila, Elah, Eily, Elis, Eir, Elle, Elba, Elbe, Elyn, Elna, Elly, Elen, Elin, Elga, Elia, Elza, Elsy, Else, Eliz, Elka, Elon, Elan, Elma, Ema, Etel, Eula, Evy, Eba, Flo, Eyo, Jyl, Jil, Lil, Lu, Mel, Mal, Nel, Ola, Sal, Tal, Ula and Val.

El is a very rare female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name El. Compare El with related baby names.