Elliot at a glance
- Meaning
- “my God is Yahweh”
- Gender
- Unisex
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Pronunciation
- EL-ee-uht
- Nicknames
- Eli
- Other forms
- Elliott, Eliot, Eliott
Where the name Elliot comes from
Elliot comes from an English surname that grew from a medieval pet form of Elias, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elijah. It is mainly given to boys. Girls are sometimes named Elliot too, especially in the US.