Elliot (also spelled Elliott, Eliot,or Eliott ^[1]) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although historically given to males, females named Elliot have seen an increase in recent years. 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:

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Surname (Eliot)

• "Lord Eliot" or "Baron Eliot", the Earl of St Germans

• Cass Elliot (1941-1974), American singer
• Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), educator and President of Harvard University
• George Eliot, English novelist
• T. S. Eliot, American/British author - Thomas Stearns Eliot

Surname (Eliott)

• "Lord Eliott", the Baronet of Stobs

Surname (Elliot)

• "Lord Elliot", the Earl of Minto

• George Elliot (admiral) (1784–1863)
• George Elliot (politician) (1813–1901), British Admiral 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), writer/actor in The Crop and former AUSCAR/NASCAR racer

• Jim Elliot (1927-1956), American missionary
• Justine Elliot, Australian politician
• Robert Henry Elliot, Scottish agriculturalist

Surname (Elliott)

• Bill Elliott, former NASCAR driver
• Fiona Smith (Elliott), English female badminton medalist
• Henry Wood Elliott, American environmentalist
• Herb Elliott, champion Australian middle distance runner
• Jack Elliott (rugby player) (1871-1938), Wales international rugby player
• Jane Elliott, American teacher and anti-racism activist
• Keith Elliott (1916-1989), New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Leon Elliott, fictional flying terrorist
• Missy Elliott, American hip hop vocalist
• Sam Elliott, American actor

Given name

• Elliott Carter, American composer
• Elliot Chaw, Notable German entrepreneur and industrialist
• Elliot Goldenthal, American composer
• Elliott Gould, American actor
• Eliot Ness, American Prohibition agent, head of The Untouchables
• Elliot Pennington, American figure skater
• Elliot Reid, Scrubs character, Doctor of Internal Medicine
• Elliot Richardson, American politician
• Elliott Sadler, American NASCAR driver who drives the #19 Stanley Tools Dodge Charger for Richard Petty Motorsports.
• Elliot J. Silver, Internet entrepreneur
• Elliott Smith (1969-2003), American singer-songwriter
• Eliot Spitzer, former American politician
• Elliot Stabler, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character, police detective
• Elliott Yamin, American singer and former American Idol participant

[edit] References

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