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 [ syll. e-li-giu(s), el-igi-us ] The boy name Eligius is pronounced as EHLahJHIHahS KEY. Eligius is a German name of Latin origin. Derived from the element 'eligere' meaning to choose. Eligius (Latin) is an older form of Eligius. Saint Eligius (588-660) was the bishop of Noyon-Tournai, France, and he is venerated as the patron saint of goldsmiths and other metalworkers. The name Eligia (Polish) is the female equivalent of Eligius. Eligio (Italian and Spanish), Eligiusz (Portuguese), Eloi (French and Portuguese), and Eloy (English and Spanish) are variants of Eligius. Eligius is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Eligius include Eligio (Italian and Spanish), Eligiusz (Portuguese), Eleisha (Hebrew), Elija (German and Yiddish), Elijah (English), Elischa (German), Eliseo (Italian and Spanish), Elisha (English and Hebrew), Ailesh (Indian), Elek (Hungarian and Polish), Elis (Scandinavian and English), Eljas (Finnish), Eljasz (Polish), Ellis (English and Welsh), Elsu, and Ales (Czech). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Eligius: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
