Ela - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Ela \e-la\ is a variant of Eila (Hebrew) and Ella (Old German), and the meaning of Ela is "tree; other, foreign".

The baby name Ela sounds like Ala, Ila, Elah, El, Eli, Elia, Eula, Ola and Ula. Other similar baby names are Elva, Elsa, Ena, Eva, Eda, Elba, Elna, Elga, Elza, Elka, Elan, Elma, Ema and Eba.

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