Hin: एलेनाबाद elenābād
‘Ellen’s City’ [Kharial] City, Haryana.
From Ellen and Urd: ābād, ‘city’, ‘settlement’
The town was named after Ellen, the wife of Robert Hutch, a British official who served as Commissioner for Hisar during the colonial era in India.
The story is that she wanted him to do something for the locals after they had looked after her when she gave birth while on a hunting trip. He founded the town.
Article: Political exile for Ellenabad’s Ellen – Times of India
Ellenabad has grown into a significant town in a primarily agricultural region which benefits from the irrigation supplied by the nearby Bhakra Canal system.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Haryana place names.
