Eleck as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Eleck

What is the meaning of the name Eleck ?

The baby name Eleck is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-lek,EE-lek,/ˈɛlɛk/,/ˈiːlɛk/.

Eleck is English, Hebrew, Hungarian, Slavic in Origin.

Eleck is a rare Anglicized given name, most plausibly a modern respelling that blends Alec and the Hungarian Elek, both tracing to the Greek Alex- names. Hungarian Elek corresponds to Alexios/Latin Alexius ("defender, helper"), while Alec is the Scots-English short form of Alexander, from Alexandros ("defender of men"). The -ck ending reflects historical English spellings seen in Aleck and in the dialectal Elick/Ellick used across the U.S. South. As a personal name, Eleck appears sporadically in late-19th and early-20th-century records but has never been common.

Variants and cognates include Elek, Alec, Aleck, Alek, Elick/Ellick, Olek (Polish), Alex, Alexis, Alexios, and Alexius; feminine counterparts are Alexa, Alexis, and Alexia. Short forms such as Lex and Eli occasionally attach. Overall meaning centers on protection and aid - "defender" or "defender of men" - rooted in Greek alexein, "to defend."