Elham

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proper noun

A unisex given name from Persian or Arabic.

OriginPersian الهام ← Arabic إِلْهَام →
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Meanings

Elham1

proper nounElham (plural Elhams)

plural Elhams

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

Elham2

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

Origin

Elham · proper noun

  1. Arabicإِلْهَام“inspiration”
  2. Persianالهام
  3. EnglishElham

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

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Elham · proper noun

Most likely inherited from Old English.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Elham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elham

MLA

“Elham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elham.

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