Elath as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elath

What is the meaning of the name Elath ?

The baby name Elath is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-ath (EL-əth) — 'el' as in 'bell', 'ath' as in 'path',EE-lath (EE-lath),AY-lat (as in modern Hebrew 'Eilat').

Elath is Biblical, Hebrew in Origin.

Elath is a rare Hebrew name drawn from the biblical place-name Elath/Eloth, the Red Sea port cited alongside Ezion-geber (e.g., 2 Kings 14:22). The form likely reflects Hebrew elah, “terebinth” (pistachio tree), with Eloth as a plural or collective, yielding the sense “grove of terebinths” or “place of strong trees.” By extension, the name can connote rootedness and endurance. In modern Hebrew, the related toponym is Eilat.

As a personal name, Elath has little attestable use in antiquity but appears in contemporary naming as part of the revival of biblical place-names. It is typically considered unisex, though the Eilat spelling trends feminine in Israel. Anglicized and historical variants include Eloth, Eilath, and Elat; the modern Israeli form is Eilat. Related Hebrew tree-names include Elah (“terebinth”) and Elon (“oak”), which share the same semantic field of strength and steadfastness.

⚙ Elath is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 3 times, across 2 countries.