Meanings
plural Elphicks · alternative Elfick · alternative Elphicke · alternative Elvidge · alternative obsolete Alfeck · alternative obsolete Alfegh · alternative obsolete Alfick · alternative obsolete Alphay · alternative obsolete Alphegh · alternative obsolete Alphick · alternative obsolete Elfeck · alternative obsolete Elfecke · alternative obsolete Elficke · alternative obsolete Eliecke · alternative obsolete Ellthicke · alternative obsolete Elpheck
- A surname.
Origin
From the Middle English patronymic surname Elpheg [1297], Alfegh [1318], which originated in Kent or Sussex, from the given name Elfegh, Alfeg, etc. (Modern English Alphege), altered under Anglo-Norman influence from the earlier Ælfec, Ælfech, Ælfhag, Alfeg, Elfech, Elfeg (all recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086), then a popular male given name bestowed in honour of the martyr St Alphege (c. 953–1012), Archbishop of Canterbury 1006–1012, from the Old English given name Ælfhēah, from ælf (“elf”) + hēah (“high, tall, exalted”). Probably cognate with the Norman Elphège.
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Elphick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elphick
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