Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew : The zeal of God Boy name variations Elkanah Elkanah + 40% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Elkan Elkan - 29% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Elkana Elkana 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Elkin Family name origins & meanings English : from a pet form of Elis (see Ellis).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Elke + the Slavic suffix -in.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the Yiddish male personal name Elke, a pet form of Elijah + the Slavic suffix -in.