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Elliot

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Elliot ♂ Transferred use of the surname, itself derived from a medieval (Norman French) masculine given name. This was a diminutive of Elie, the Old French version of Elias. It is borne by the American actor Elliott Gould (b. 1938 as Elliot Goldstein), and has been fairly popular since the latter half of the 20th century.

Variants: Elliott, Eliot(t).

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Elliot

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Elliot, South Africa, USA South Africa (Eastern Cape): founded in 1885 and named after Sir Henry Elliot (1826–1912), chief magistrate of the Transkei (1891–1902).

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Elliot." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Elliot.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Elliot Lake/North Shore Top Employers.(Illustration) Magazine article from: Northern Ontario Business; 6/1/2003
	Alice Elliot: on the right fit in business and in life. (Interface). Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions; 7/1/2002
	ADIOS TO ELLIOT'S AUCTION GAVEL BRINGS AN END TO AN ERA, PARCELING MEMORIES... Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 7/1/1998