Meanings
elon1
Elon2
plural Elons · alternative Elan · alternative Ilan · alternative Ilon · alternative Alan · alternative Alon · alternative Eilan · alternative Eilon · alternative Ailan · alternative Ailon
- countableA male given name from Hebrew.
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2024 November 22, Ramishah Maruf, “Elon Musk has never been richer. He’s now worth nearly $350 billion”, in CNN- countableuncountablebiblicalA judge in the Old Testament.
After him iudged Israel one Elon a Zabulonite, & he iudged Israel ten yeare, […]
1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, Judges xij:[11]
- countableA surname from Hebrew, from given names.
- A place in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named for the local oak trees.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”).
Origin
elon · noun
From a trade name, presumably a shortened form of the chemical name.
Full word history & related roots →Elon · proper noun
- Hebrewאֵילֹן
- EnglishElon
Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
elon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elon
“elon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elon.
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