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'''Elliot''' (also spelled '''Elliott''', '''Eliot''', or '''Elyot'''<ref>[http://www.elliotclan.com/name.html Elliot Clan Society: The Elliot Name]</ref>) is a [[personal name]] which can serve as either a [[surname]] or a [[given name]]. It may be derived from a [[French language|French]] form of [[Elias]], which is itself derived from the [[biblical name]] "[[Elijah]]".<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/elliot Behind the Name: Elliot]</ref> Other sources claim that the name originates from the Elliot Scottish border-clan, from a transformation of the name ''Elwold''<ref>[http://www.elliotclan.com/history.html Elliot Clan Society - Elliot History]</ref>. Among the many famous people with this name, the most notable include authors [[T. S. Eliot]] and [[George Eliot]]. Other uses of the word include: |
'''Elliot''' (also spelled '''Elliott''', '''Eliot''', or '''Elyot'''or ELIOTT MOTHERFUCKERS <ref>[http://www.elliotclan.com/name.html Elliot Clan Society: The Elliot Name]</ref>) is a [[personal name]] which can serve as either a [[surname]] or a [[given name]]. It may be derived from a [[French language|French]] form of [[Elias]], which is itself derived from the [[biblical name]] "[[Elijah]]".<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/elliot Behind the Name: Elliot]</ref> Other sources claim that the name originates from the Elliot Scottish border-clan, from a transformation of the name ''Elwold''<ref>[http://www.elliotclan.com/history.html Elliot Clan Society - Elliot History]</ref>. Among the many famous people with this name, the most notable include authors [[T. S. Eliot]] and [[George Eliot]]. Other uses of the word include: |
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Elliot (also spelled Elliott, Eliot, or Elyotor ELIOTT MOTHERFUCKERS [1]) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. It may be derived from a French form of Elias, which is itself derived from the biblical name "Elijah".[2] Other sources claim that the name originates from the Elliot Scottish border-clan, from a transformation of the name Elwold[3]. Among the many famous people with this name, the most notable include authors T. S. Eliot and George Eliot. Other uses of the word include:
People
- Surname
- George Eliot, English novelist
- "Lord Eliot" or "Baron Eliot", the Earl of St Germans
- T. S. Eliot, American/British author
- Cass Elliot (1941-1974), American singerGeorge Elliot may refer to:
- George Elliot (Royal Navy officer, born 1784) (1784–1863), British naval officer and Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire 1832–1835
- George Elliot (Royal Navy officer, born 1813) (1813–1901), British naval officer and Member of Parliament for Chatham 1874–1875
- Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet (1814–1893), British businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament 1868–1880, 1886–1892
- Sir George Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1844–1895), British businessman and Member of Parliament 1874–1885, 1886–1895
- George Elliot, Australian actor who wrote, produced and starred in 2004's The Crop
- George Elliot (rugby league) (born 1991), English centre and wing
See also
- George Francis Scott Elliot, botanist and academic author
- George Eliot (disambiguation)
- George Elliott (disambiguation)
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- Jim Elliot (1927-1956), American missionary
- Justine Elliot, Australian politician
- Keith Elliott (1916-1989), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Missy Elliott, American Hip Hop star
- Sam Elliott, American actor
- Given name
- Elliot Easton, American musician
- Elliot Goldenthal, American composer
- Elliot Reid, Scrubs character, Doctor of Internal Medicine
- Elliot Richardson, American politician
- Eliot Spitzer, American politician
- Elliot Stabler, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character, police detective
- Elliott Gould, American actor
- Elliott Smith (1969-2003), American singer-songwriter
- Elliott Yamin, American singer and former American Idol participant
- Eliot Ness, American Prohibition agent, head of The Untouchables
- Elliott Carter, American composer
Places
- Canada
- Elliot Lake, a city in Ontario
- United Kingdom
- Eliot College, Kent, a college of the University of Kent, named after T. S. Eliot
- Elliott School (London), a comprehensive school in Putney, South London
- United States
- Eliot, Maine
- Eliot House, a residential house at Harvard College
- Elliot Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Elliott, Illinois
- Elliott, Iowa
- Elliott, North Dakota
- Elliott (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
- Elliott Bay, in Seattle, Washington
Other uses
- Billy Elliot, 2000 film
- Elliott (band) an indie rock band
- Elliott Brothers (computer company)
- Eliot (MBTA station) on the Green Line "D" Branch in Boston
- Elliot Tower, a proposed residential skyscraper in New Zealand
- Elliott wave, stock market technical analysis
- USS Elliot, a World War II Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy
References
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