Elea

Elea is an English given name most commonly understood as a short form of Eleanor or Elena, both of which trace back through Old French and Medieval Latin to the Germanic element alja, meaning "other" or "foreign," or alternatively to the Greek element meaning "bright, shining." Some scholars also connect it to the ancient Greek city of Elea in southern Italy, home of the pre-Socratic philosophical school founded by Parmenides. The name functions as both an independent given name and a variant of Alea, Elea, or the longer forms Eleanor and Eleanora.