Elon (אֵילוֹן in

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

) is a masculine first name, or

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, which means "oak tree" in the

Hebrew language Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

. Variants of the name include Alon, Eilan, Eilon, and Elan; it can also be a variant spelling of

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and Ilon ( he, אילן), of the similar meaning "tree". The given name became more popular in the 2010s (from #3,310 in 2008 to No. 885 in 2018 for baby boys in the United States) due to the rise to fame of entrepreneur

Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.; founder of The ...

, though he is not Jewish.

Given name

*Elon, father of

Basemath Basemath (, Arabic: بسمة; "Sweet-smile"), in the Hebrew Bible, is one of the wives of Esau. In , Basemath is the name of the first wife of Esau. She was the daughter of Elon the Hittite (). Because Basemath was a Canaanite, Esau’s marriage ...

, wife of Esau in the Bible * Elon (Judges), biblical leader of the Israelites in the Book of Judges * Elon R. Brown (1857–1922), American politician * Elon Howard Eaton (1866–1934), American ornithologist * Elon J. Farnsworth (1837–1863), American general *

Elon Farnsworth Elon John Farnsworth (July 30, 1837 – July 3, 1863) was a Union Army captain in the American Civil War. He commanded Brigade 1, Division 3 of the Cavalry Corps (Union Army) from June 28, 1863 to July 3, 1863, when he was mortally wounded and die ...

(1799–1877), American lawyer and politician *

Elon Galusha Elon Galusha (June 18, 1790 – January 6, 1856) was a lawyer and Baptist preacher who was active in reform activities of the early 19th century in New York. He was the son of Jonas Galusha, the 6th and 8th governor of Vermont Vermont () ...

(1790–1856), American preacher * Elon Ganor (born 1950), Israeli businessman * Elon Gasper (born 1951), American computer scientist *

Elon Gold Elon Gold (born September 14, 1970) is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. Early life Elon Gold was born to Lynn and Sidney Gold of Goldstar Talent on September 14, 1970. He was raised in the Pelham Parkway section of ...

(born 1970), American comedian and actor * Elon Hogsett (1903–2001), American baseball player * Elon Huntington Hooker (1869–1938), American businessman * Elon Jones (born 1960), Barbadian cricketer * Elon Lages Lima (1929–2017), Brazilian mathematician *

Elon Lindenstrauss Elon Lindenstrauss ( he, אילון לינדנשטראוס, born August 1, 1970) is an Israeli mathematician, and a winner of the 2010 Fields Medal. Since 2004, he has been a professor at Princeton University. In 2009, he was appointed to Profess ...

(born 1970), Israeli mathematician *

(born 1971), business magnate * Elon James White (born 1978), American journalist *

Eilon Solan Eilon Solan () (born 1969) is an Israeli mathematician and professor at the School of Mathematical Sciences of Tel Aviv University. His research focuses on game theory, stochastic processes, and measure theory. Biography Solan obtained a B.Sc ...

(born 1969), Israeli mathematician and sci-fi writer * Eilona Ariel (born 1958), Israeli filmmaker

Surname

* Amos Elon (1926–2009), Israeli writer * Ari Elon (born 1950), Israeli writer *

Binyamin Elon Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon ( he, בנימין אלון, 10 November 1954 – 5 May 2017) was an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009. A ninth-genera ...

(1954–2017), Israeli politician * Danae Elon (born 1970), Israeli documentary filmmaker *

Emuna Elon Emuna Elon (Hebrew: אמונה אלון) (born 1955) is an Israeli author, journalist, and women's rights activist. Biography Emuna Elon was born in 1955 in Jerusalem, the daughter of rabbi and professor Pinchas Hacohen Peli and his wife Pnina. ...

(born 1955), Israeli writer *

Menachem Elon Menachem Elon ( he-a, מנחם אלון, Menachem_elon.ogg, link=yes) (November 1, 1923 – February 6, 2013) was an Israeli jurist and Professor of Law specializing in Mishpat Ivri, an Orthodox rabbi, and a prolific author on traditional Jewis ...

(1923–2013), Israeli judge * Mordechai Elon (born 1959), Israeli rabbi *

Ori Elon Ori Elon ( he, אורי אלון; born 1981) is an Israeli writer and filmmaker. Early life Elon was born in kibbutz Shluhot, Israel, and had an Orthodox Jewish upbringing. He graduated from the Ma'aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts ...

(born 1981), Israeli writer * Naomi Eilan, British philosopher * Ya'akov Eilon (born 1961), Israeli television presenter and journalist

Characters

*'' Elon Muskox'', a mosaiculture horticultural living sculpture at City Hall in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada

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