The story behind Elliott
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.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈɛliːət/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /ˈɛlɪjət/
Popularity
Elliott ranked #599 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Elliott
Eliot
A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Elliott.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Elliot
A male given name from Hebrew, a variant of Elliott.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Iaphet
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Judit
From Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Earnest
A male given name from the Germanic languages, of occasional usage, variant of Ernest.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eedit
Phonetic rendering of Swedish Edit, Edith, from English Edith, Old English Ēadġȳþ.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Elliott
Abdia
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה (ovadya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abednego
From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abramo
Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ābrahām, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʔaḇrɔhɔm).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Elliott
Aarão
From Latin Aarōn, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן ('aharón). Doublet of Faro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length