Elliott

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/ˈɛliːət//ˈɛlɪjət/

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

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Meanings

proper nounElliott (countable and uncountable, plural Elliotts)

plural Elliotts · alternative Eliot · alternative Elliot · alternative Eliott

  1. A male given name.
    1. countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew.
    2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname (today representing transferred use of the surname)
  2. A surname.
    1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name. from Hebrew given name
    2. countableuncountableA surname. from Scottish
  3. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA village in Illinois, United States.
    2. countableuncountableA city in Iowa, United States.
    3. countableuncountableA city in North Dakota, United States.
    4. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Elliott County.
    5. countableuncountableA locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

English surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Elie, Old French form of Elias or Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh". As a Scottish surname it may also represent Gaelic Elloch from a word meaning a dam or bank.

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APA

Elliott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliott

MLA

“Elliott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliott. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elliott,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elliott.

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