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English · Unisex name

Elliot

“the Lord is my God”

About the name Elliot

Elliot is an English unisex name meaning ‘the Lord is my God’. It is derived from the Hebrew name Elijah, through the medieval forms Elias and Elie, to which a diminutive ending was added, and it began as a surname. George Eliot was a prominent British author, the pen name of Mary Ann Evans, who wrote Middlemarch and Silas Marner. The poet T. S. Eliot also carried the surname, and Elliott is the boy who befriends the alien in the film E.T.

Meaning
the Lord is my God
Origin
English
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
EL-ee-uht(3 syl.)

Variants and spellings

  • Eliot
  • Elliott

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Middle names for Elliot

  • Elliot James
  • Elliot Alexander
  • Elliot Michael
  • Elliot Grace
  • Elliot Rose

Questions about Elliot

What does Elliot mean?
Elliot is an English name meaning "the Lord is my God".
How do you pronounce Elliot?
Elliot is pronounced EL-ee-uht, with emphasis on the first syllable.
What are variants of Elliot?
Variants of Elliot include Eliot, Elliott.

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