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Elliot
ElliotSay it EL-ee-ut
- Meaning today
- The Lord is my God, Jehovah is God
- Original meaning
- "little Elias: an Old French diminutive of Elias (Elijah)" Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. Eliot
- Say it
- EL-ee-ut
- Other spellings
- Elliott, Eliot
Elliot
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Elliot meaning
Elliot is an international boy's name of English origin (from Old French and Hebrew).
Little Elias: an Old French diminutive of Elias (Elijah)
Also used to mean: the Lord is my God, Jehovah is God
Elliot began as a medieval surname. The Online Etymology Dictionary explains Eliot as an Old French diminutive of Elias, the French Élie, with the pet suffix -ot, so it means "little Elias"; it also notes that the English surname absorbed two Anglo-Saxon names, Æðelgeat and Ælfweald. Elias is the Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, "Yah is God", which is why name lists give "the Lord is my God". Spelled Eliot, it was the surname of the poet T. S. Eliot and the novelist George Eliot. As a first name it is gentle and easy to say, and Eli makes a short form.
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. Eliot · entry Eliot · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, Eliot · Online Etymology Dictionary, Elijah
Famous namesakes
- T. S. Eliot, poet
Popularity abroad
- #151 United States, boys 2025 (down 1 from 150 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #94 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Elliot · Elliott · Eliot