Elle - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Elle \e(l)-le\ is a variant of Elaine (Greek), Eleanor (Greek), Elizabeth (Hebrew), Ella (Old German) and Helen (Greek), and the meaning of Elle is "sun ray, shining light; God's promise; God is my oath; other, foreign".

The baby name Elle sounds like Alle, Ellie, Elli, Elly and Ellee. Other similar baby names are Elke, Elbe, Ellen, Else, Ellse and Ellke.

Elle is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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