Elon (name)
Elon, is a masculine first name, or Jewish surname, which means "tree" or "oak tree" in the Hebrew language. Variants of the name include Alon, Eilan, Eilon, Elan, Ilan and Ilon.
The given name Elon became more popular in the years 2010s thanks to the rise to fame of entrepreneur Elon Musk.
The name may refer to:Given name
- Elon, biblical leader of the Israelites in the Book of Judges
- Elon R. Brown, American politician
- Elon Howard Eaton, American ornithologist
- Elon J. Farnsworth, American general
- Elon Galusha, American preacher
- Elon Ganor, Israeli businessman
- Elon Gasper, American computer scientist
- Elon Gold, American comedian and actor
- Elon Huntington Hooker, American businessman
- Elon Lages Lima, Brazilian mathematician
- Elon Lindenstrauss, Israeli mathematician
- Elon Musk, business magnate
- Elon James White, American journalist
Surname
- Amos Elon, Israeli writer
- Ari Elon, Israeli writer
- Binyamin Elon, Israeli politician
- Danae Elon, Israeli documentary filmmaker
- Emuna Elon, Israeli writer
- Menachem Elon, Israeli judge
- Mordechai Elon, Israeli rabbi
- Ori Elon, Israeli writer
Characters
- Elon Muskox, a mosaiculture horticultural living sculpture at City Hall in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada