Elwood

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/ˈɛlwʊd//ˈælwʊd/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

proper nounElwood (countable and uncountable, plural Elwoods)

plural Elwoods · alternative Allwood · alternative Ellwood

  1. countableA surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
    1. countableuncountableAn inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA village in Will County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableA city in Madison County and Tipton County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableA small city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
    6. countableuncountableA village, the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska.
    7. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
    8. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Box Elder County, Utah.

Origin

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dewoolWoodlewooled
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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