Elara as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elara

What is the meaning of the name Elara ?

The baby name Elara is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EHL-ə-rə.

Elara is Greek in Origin.

Elara is an English form of Ancient Greek Ἐλάρα (Elára), the name attached to a woman in myth rather than a common classical personal name. Its etymology is uncertain, but the usual proposal connects it with Greek ἄλαρα (álara), a rare word glossed as hazelnuts or spear-shafts. The final -a marks a feminine Greek name shape, while the initial e- belongs to the attested mythological form, not securely to the proposed noun.

In Greek mythology, Elara was a mortal beloved of Zeus and mother of the giant Tityos; some accounts place her beneath the earth to hide her from Hera. The name gained a second context in astronomy when a moon of Jupiter received it. Modern use is chiefly English-speaking, helped by its resemblance to Ella, Lara, and Alara; it ranked #467 in England and Wales in 2024 and #941 in the United States in 2025.