In the world, Elkanah (Elkanah 
, אלקנה 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Elkanah is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Jamaica, where it is a rare boy's name, and Kenya. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, Kenya, and the United States. Also, Elkanah is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Elkanah | Kenya, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, Ghana |
| אלקנה | Israel |
Elkanah is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elkanah , the husband of Hannah and father of Samuel in the Books of Samuel, 1 Samuel.
| elkanah wales English Puritan minister, GB (b. 1588) |
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| elkanah settle English poet and playwright, GB (b. 1648) |
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| elkanah holmes American missionary (1744-1832), US (b. 1744) |
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elkanah walker American missionary (1805-1877), US (b. 1805) |
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| elkanah tisdale American artist (1768-1835), US (b. 1768) |
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elkanah crowell politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1829) |
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| elkanah kelsey dare American composer, US (b. 1782) |
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| elkanah armitage British industrialist and Liberal politician (1794-1876) (b. 1794) |
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elkanah finney politician in Massachusetts, US, US (b. 1849) |
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| elkanah young Canadian merchant and politician, CA (b. 1804) |
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| elkanah h. hodges (b. 1812) |
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| elkanah armitage British Congregationalist minister, author and academic, GB (b. 1844) |
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| elkanah east taylor American poet, US (b. 1888) |
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elkanah kibet American long-distance runner, US (b. 1983) |
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| elkanah onyeali Nigerian footballer (1939-2008), NG (b. 1939) |
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