Elham () is a unisex name derived from the Arabic name Ilham which means "inspiration". Different spellings include İlham or İlhami in Turkic languages. Ellie is used as a shortened form of Elham. The name Elham may refer to: Elham Al Qasim (born 1982), Emirati explorer Elham Aminzadeh (born 1964), Iranian politician Elham Asghari (born 1981), Iranian swimmer Elham Hamidi (born 1977), Iranian actress Elham Kazemi, Iranian–American mathematics educator Elham Manea (born 1966), Yemeni writer Elham Shaheen (born 1961), Egyptian actress Elham Yaghoubian (born 1972), Iranian writer See also Ilham References Persian given names