Elkah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elkah

What is the meaning of the name Elkah ?

The baby name Elkah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EL-kah (pronounced /ˈɛl.kə/, stress on first syllable).

Elkah is Hebrew, Slavic in Origin.

Elkah is a modern spelling of Elka, a feminine name with Yiddish, Germanic, and Slavic ties. In Jewish/Germanic use it aligns with Elke, from Adelheid (adal “noble” + heid “kind”), giving the meaning “noble.” In Slavic contexts Elka is a pet form of Elżbieta (Elizabeth); linked to Hebrew Elisheva, it can also mean “my God is an oath.”

The h-ending is a recent Anglicized flourish; Elka/Elke are attested across Central and Eastern Europe, especially among Ashkenazi families, in records and folk naming. Variants and related forms include Elka, Elke, Elkie, and Ela. With its brief, bright sound and layered etymology, Elkah is rare yet familiar, bridging Jewish, Germanic, and Slavic traditions while offering either the “noble” sense or the devotional Elizabeth meaning.

⚙ Elkah is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 6 times, across 4 countries.