Elliott

//ˈɛliːət// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.; A male given name from Hebrew. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name.; A male given name transferred from the surname (today representing transferred use of the surname) countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname.; A surname transferred from the given name. from Hebrew given name countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A surname.; A surname. from Scottish countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A village in Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A city in Iowa, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A city in North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; Ellipsis of Elliott County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, north western Tasmania, Australia. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
mary ann evansthomas stearns eliot

Etymology

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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