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Elham.

A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic.

  2. A surname from Persian.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Persian الهام (elhâm), itself borrowed from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām, “inspiration”). Related to Ilham.

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1744).

Where this word comes from

Most likely inherited from Old English.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.