Elegy

EL-eh-gee
English word name from the Greek Elegeia
"lament"

Elegy Origin and Meaning

The name Elegy is a girl's name meaning "lament".

An elegy is a poem lamenting a deceased person. As a name, it could be used by parents in remembrance of a recently deceased person or as a euphonic and unusual literary name. The original Greek could also work.

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