Eliel is a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name. It can be translated to English as "My God is God". The name is formed from two different Hebrew terms for God.

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, meaning "my God" and El "God". Therefore, the commonly understood meaning of the name is "my God God" or "my God is God".

People named Eliel

* Ernest L. Eliel, an organic chemist * Eliel Lazo, Cuban musician * Eliel Löfgren, Swedish politician * Eliel Mickelsson, Finnish captain and politician * Eliel (producer), Puerto Rican producer * Eliel Peretz, Israeli footballer *

Eliel Saarinen Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (, ; August 20, 1873 – July 1, 1950) was a Finnish and American Architecture, architect known for his work with Art Nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. He was also the father of famed architect Ee ...

, Finnish architect * Eliel Soisalon-Soininen, Finnish politician *

Eliel Swinton Eliel Swinton (born March 27, 1975) is an American actor and former professional American football player best known for playing the running back Wendell Brown in the 1999 teen sport film '' Varsity Blues''. He was nationally ranked as a high sc ...

, actor and American football player * Eliel (footballer, born 1969), Eliel Henrique dos Santos, Brazilian footballer * Eliel (footballer, born 2001), Eliel da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Eliel (footballer, born 2003), Eliel Chrystian Pereira Silva, Brazilian footballer

People named Eliel

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