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Across the world, Elu (Illa , Elu , Ealu ) is a common epicene first name. The first name Elu is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, Libya, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Bolivia, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. Likewise, Elu is the last name as well as the forename.
Elu is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elu , the Japanese fictional humanoid.