Ilan

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My name is Ilan and I was named in honor of my great grandfather who's middle name was Ilan. I am 21 years old and I have never experienced any negative comments of my name. Thank you.

This name is not very good and sounds like "eel on" or "ill on" as other comments have pointed out. Not a good name find something else!

Also French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Ilan

'Ilan' and 'Elon' sound very similar to my ears for some reason.

I agree even for me as a Hebrew speaker, Ilan and Alon/Elon sound familiar.

Nah, not a good name. OMG! Just ugly! Bleh!

Some sources on the internet suggest Ylan as alternative spelling. Anybody know something about it?

Yeah, like no way! This name is just meh! :(

Ilan sounds like "eel and" to me. Not a handsome name at all in my opinion.
Just makes me think of being ill.

Though popular in France, the name Ilan was only given to 92 baby boys born in the US in 2012.

Variant spellings: Alon, Eilan, Eilon, Elan, Elon, Ilon.

Pronounced ee-LAHN.

Forgot to add, alternate spelling is Elan (the way my cousin spells it).

The name Ilan comes from the Hebrew word for "oak" not "tree."

Means "oak" in Hebrew.

Ilan Ramon was the first Israeli astronaut.

Ilan Mitchell Smith is an actor who starred in movies such as "Weird Science" and "The Chocolate War".

Ilan Eshkeri is a composer. He composed the music for the movie "Stardust" (2007).

I think this name is cool but would hesitate to use it because a nearby college is called Elon. Pronounced the same way.

One of the competitors on the second season of the show "Top Chef" is named Ilan. I think it's a nice name. =]

Pronounced ee-lahn.