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What does Ela mean?
Ela 
as a girls' name is of Hebrew and Old German origin, and the meaning of the name Ela is "tree; other, foreign". Ela is a variant form of Eila (Hebrew): short form of Ilana. Ela is also a variant of Ella (Old German).
STARTS WITH El-
ASSOCIATED WITH tree
Variations
VARIANTS Ila▼, Elly, Ellie▲, Ellia, Elli, Ellee, Elah, Eilah, Alla
OTHER FORMS VIA EILA, ELLA Eilona, Elle▲, Ellina
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ela Alexis (E.A.), ..
How popular is Ela?
Ela is a somewhat popular first name for females (#3440 out of 4276, Top 80%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#53782 out of 150436, Top 36%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ela reached its top position of #1318 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #1458. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Alla, Eila, Ella (#15 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Elle (#380), Elli, Ellia (#1738), Ellie (#37), Elly (#1603) and Ila (#1264) are the prominent variation forms of Ela (#1458) appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these forms of Ela was well-received a century ago (USAGE OF 1.12%) and is almost as widespread today (USAGE 0.87%, 22% LESS). Ella has been the top favorite, though Ellie has become popular as well, while Ila has become less popular.
Similar Names
Ela is alike in pronunciation to Aalya, Aila▲, Aili, Alaia▲, Alais, Alaya▲, Alea, Aleah▲, Aliya, Allia, Ally▼, Aloe, Eiley, Eily, Eli, Elia▲, Elois, Eula▼, Eulah, Iola▼, Olia, Olla, Ula, Yula and Yulla. Other recommended sound-alike names are Eba, Eda▼, Efa, El, Elan, Elba, Elda▼, Elga, Elka, Elma▼, Elna▼, Els, Elsa▼, Elva▼, Elza, Ema, Ena, Erla, Eva▼ and Ewa. These names tend to be less commonly used than Ela.
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