Elliot

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Elliot
Pronunciation/ˈɛliət/
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s)English, Breton
Word/NameScotland (c. 1300 AD); England (1180 AD); Brittany, France (before 1066 AD)
Meaning'With Strength and Right' or 'Bravely and Truly' or 'Boldly and Rightly' or 'The Lord is my God'
Other names
Alternative spellingElliott, Eliott, Elliotte, Eliot, Elliot, Elliota

Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott,[1] Eliott[2] and Elyot[3]) is a personal name. It can be either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males. Females named Elliot have increased from 414 in 2009 to 770 in 2013, in the United States.[4][5]

Surname[change | change source]

Eliot[change | change source]

  • George Eliot (1819–1880), English novelist – pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans
  • T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), British-American author

Elliott[change | change source]

Elliot[change | change source]

  • Adam Elliot (born 1972), Australian animator and Academy Award winner
  • (Mama) Cass Elliot (1941–1974), American singer – pseudonym of Ellen Naomi Cohen

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  1. "History". elliotclan.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. "The Elliot Name – Elliot Clan Society". elliotclan.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. "Sir Thomas Elyot". carlton-cambridgeshire.org.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "Elliot – Boy Name or Girl Name?". nancy.cc. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/limits.html Note: This sums the six spellings of the name given in the "nancy" reference.
  6. "Pete's Dragon". IMDB. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. "E.T. Is Thirty Years Old This Year - What Happened To The Extra-Terrestrial's Cast?". Huffington Post. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. "20 movies from the 1980s that deserve a reboot". Cleveland.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2021.