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Elna

What does Elna mean?

Elna Pronunciation of Elna as a name for girls means "other, foreign". Elna is a variant form of Eleanor (Old French, Old German).

STARTS/ENDS WITH El-, -na

Variations

OTHER FORMS VIA ELEANOR Aline, El, Elaine, Elanor, Elen, Elena, Eleni, Elenor, Elenora, Elinor, Ella, Elle, Ellen, Ellene, Elli, Ellie, Ellin, Elly, Ellyn, Elnora, Elora, Elyn, Enora, Helena, Lena, Lina, Nelda, Nora

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elna Mariah (E.M.), ..

How popular is Elna?

Elna is a very prominent first name for women (#1749 out of 4276, Top 41%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Elna reached its peak position of #552 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elna name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Elna outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent related forms of Elna rated in the Top 2000 are Aline, Elaine (#634 LAST YEAR), Eleanor (#32), Elena (#66), Eleni (#1726), Elenor, Elenora, Elinor (#1399), Ella (#15), Elle (#380), Ellen (#770), Ellene, Elli, Ellie (#37), Elly (#1603), Ellyn, Elnora, Elora (#724), Helena (#458), Lena (#301), Lina (#760), Nelda and Nora (#30). Other forms, like Elen, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Elna was well-received in the 1880s (MEDIAN #940) and is somewhat lower today (#1122, 34.7% LESS USAGE). Ella is more widely used than the rest, though Ellie has become popular as well, while forms such as Elenora have become less popular.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elna, Aline, Elaine, Eleanor, Elena in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Eleni, Elenor, Elenora, Elinor, Ella in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elle, Ellen, Ellene, Elli, Ellie in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Elly, Ellyn, Elnora, Elora, Helena in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lena, Lina, Nelda, Nora in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Elaine, Eleanor, Elena, Ella, Elle outside U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Ellen, Ellie, Lena, Lina, Nora outside U.S.

Similar Names

Elna is alike in pronunciation to Olenya and Wilna. Other recommended sound-alike names are Edna, Eena, Eilena, Eilona, Ela, Elaina, Elan, Elana, Elanah, Elane, Elanna, Elayna, Elba, Elda, Eleana, Eleena, Elene, Elga, Elia, Elian, Eliana, Elin, Elina, Eline, Elka, Ellan, Ellena, Ellina, Ellma, Ellona, Elma, Elon, Elona, Elonna, Elsa, Elva, Elyana, Elynn, Elza, Ena, Erna, Etna and Euna. These names tend to be less commonly used than Elna.

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