Elkan | Imamother

amother

Sun, Nov 20 2011, 11:54 am

what do you think?

BeershevaBubby

Sun, Nov 20 2011, 11:56 am

Never heard of it.

Elkana, Elchanan, Chananel, Chanania... those I've heard of.

rachelbg

Sun, Nov 20 2011, 1:49 pm

Elkana is a nice name. Never heard of Elkan.

8mom

Sun, Nov 20 2011, 3:23 pm

I know two cousins called Elkan - both older men, but don't know of anyone else with this name.

Leesah

Tue, Dec 13 2011, 12:44 pm

Sounds like Eldan which is a car leasing company...

ChossidMom

Tue, Dec 13 2011, 1:05 pm

Sounds ridiculous.

LiLIsraeli

Tue, Dec 13 2011, 2:34 pm

What is it?

yo'ma

Tue, Dec 13 2011, 2:37 pm

I look at the name and the first thing that pops into my mind is an elk.

CYsmom

Tue, Dec 13 2011, 2:41 pm

I'm assuming for a boy?
I would think it's short for Elkana

Isramom8

Tue, Dec 13 2011, 3:50 pm

Can it be Aleph Lamed Kaf Aleph Nun Sofit?
"G-d is here"?
Cool...

ChossidMom

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 2:11 am

Elkana is a normal (nice) name. And, Isramom, I don't think it would be too cool to have everyone laughing at him. We need to be sensitive to that issue as well. My nephew's first name is Pesach and although he doesn't go by it, till today he gets comments.

Isramom8

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 2:53 am

Neither Pesach nor Elkan are laughable names. Only, Elkan will get misspelled. And some will say Eldan, but they will sound stupid.

ChossidMom

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 3:13 am

Pesach may not sound laughable to you but my nephew has been taking flak for that name for 36 years!

Tamiri

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 5:43 am

If it's אלכאן I find it a presumptuous name and would not give it to a kid. I can't figure out what else it may be, unless it's not Hebrew?
אלקנה is biblical and beautiful.

Leesah

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 5:50 am

Actually it also sounds elvish as in someone from LOTR.

ChossidMom

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 5:50 am

Tamiri wrote:

If it's אלכאן I find it a presumptuous name and would not give it to a kid. I can't figure out what else it may be, unless it's not Hebrew?
אלקנה is biblical and beautiful.

agreed

Ruchel

Wed, Dec 14 2011, 7:45 am

I can't find my Beider book, but I think I remember Elkan would be a short Yiddish form of Elkana?