First names in Hebrew

First name Elliott: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליהו

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elliott is written אליהו

Elliott comes from a medieval pet form of Elijah, written אליהו in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elliott mean?

Meaning: "my God is He" (through Elijah)
Origin: Hebrew

Elliot comes from an English and Scottish family name, Elliott, most often traced to Elyot, a medieval pet form of Elijah. It would thus go back to the Hebrew name of the prophet Elijah, "my God is He". The link is likely but not certain.

Gematria

Elliott = 52

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אליהו has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total52

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Elliott, from א to ו:

אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא־בוֹשׁוּ׃

“To You they cried out, and they were rescued; in You they trusted, and they were not put to shame.”

Psalms 22:6

The book of your first name

Elliott, in nine pages

• Elliott, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Elliott
• Elliott, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Elliott in three answers

How do you write Elliott in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elliott is written אליהו. Elliott comes from a medieval pet form of Elijah, written אליהו in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elliott?
Written אליהו, Elliott is worth 52: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Elliott mean?
My God is He" (through Elijah) (origin: Hebrew). Elliot comes from an English and Scottish family name, Elliott, most often traced to Elyot, a medieval pet form of Elijah. It would thus go back to the Hebrew name of the prophet Elijah, "my God is He". The link is likely but not certain.