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Elwood

//ˈɛlwʊd// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable
  2. 2
    A placename, from the surname:; An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Will County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Madison County and Tipton County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Doniphan County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename, from the surname:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Box Elder County, Utah. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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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