Elula as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elula

What is the meaning of the name Elula ?

The baby name Elula is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced eh-LOO-lah (IPA: /ɛˈluːlə/).

Elula is in Origin.

Elula is a modern feminine given name rooted in Hebrew Elul (אלול), the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays. Elul itself comes from Akkadian Ululu, meaning harvest or ripening, so Elula carries the sense of harvest month or born in Elul. In the Hebrew calendar, Elul is the sixth month by religious reckoning and the twelfth by civil count, associated with reflection and preparation, which lends the name a gentle, contemplative aura.

As a personal name, Elula is rare in Jewish and broader use, with momentum in the 21st century; its profile rose when Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen gave the name to their daughter in 2010. Variants and near-forms include Elulah, Elul (unisex), and the French transliteration Eloul; nicknames Lulu, Lula, Ella, and Luli are common. Though sometimes mistaken for the Greek-rooted Eulalia/Eula, Elula is etymologically distinct, anchored in Semitic calendrical tradition.