إلهامBoys & girls
Meaning
Inspiration
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic
- Alternate spellings
- Ilham
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
Ilham is used for boys and girls. The identical Arabic word is written إلهام; the gendered catalogue duplicates do not represent different etymologies.
Alternate spellings
- Elham · Persian · الهام
- Ilhom · Uzbek / Tajik · Илҳом
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
Behind the Name