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Elliott.

A male given name.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɛliːət//ˈɛlɪjət/
  1. A male given name. A male given name from Hebrew.

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  2. A male given name. A male given name transferred from the surname (today representing transferred use of the surname)

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  3. A surname. A surname transferred from the given name. from Hebrew given name

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  4. A surname. A surname. from Scottish

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  5. A placename A village in Illinois, United States.

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  6. A placename A city in Iowa, United States.

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  7. A placename A city in North Dakota, United States.

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  8. A placename Ellipsis of Elliott County.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  9. A placename A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.

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Where this word comes from

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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