# Elham (given name)

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**Elham** (Arabic: الهام :[Persian](/source/Persian_language) ;إلهام) is a unisex name derived from the Arabic name [Ilham](/source/Ilham_(name)) which means "inspiration".[1] Different spellings include İlham or İlhami in [Turkic](/source/Turkic_language) languages. Ellie is sometimes used as a shortened term/form of Elham. The name Elham may refer to:

- [Elham Al Qasim](/source/Elham_Al_Qasim) (born 1982), Emirati explorer
- [Elham Aminzadeh](/source/Elham_Aminzadeh) (born 1964), Iranian politician
- [Elham Asghari](/source/Elham_Asghari) (born 1981), Iranian swimmer
- [Elham Hamidi](/source/Elham_Hamidi) (born 1977), Iranian actress
- [Elham Kazemi](/source/Elham_Kazemi) (born 1970), Iranian–American mathematics educator
- [Elham Manea](/source/Elham_Manea) (born 1966), Yemeni writer
- [Elham Mahamid Ruzin](/source/Elham_Mahamid_Ruzin) (born 1990), Israeli Paralympic goalball player
- [Elham Salehi](/source/Elham_Salehi) (born 1980), Iranian para-athlete
- [Elham Shaheen](/source/Elham_Shaheen) (born 1961), Egyptian actress
- [Elham Tabassi](/source/Elham_Tabassi), engineer and government leader
- [Elham Yaghoubian](/source/Elham_Yaghoubian) (born 1972), Iranian writer
- [Elham Youssefian](/source/Elham_Youssefian), Iranian human rights lawyer

## See also

- [Ilham](/source/Ilham_(name))

## References

1. *Behind The Name*. ["Elham"](http://www.behindthename.com/name/elham), Retrieved on 6 January 2016.

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