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Ellwood - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ellwood

[ 2 syll. el-lwoo(d), ell-wo-od ] The boy name Ellwood is pronounced EHLWUHD †. Ellwood's language of origin is Old English and it is predominantly used in the English language. Ellwood is a variant spelling of Elwood (English).

Ellwood is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1901 with 0.010% of baby boys being given the name Ellwood. Its ranking then was #612. The baby name has since experienced a steep drop in popularity, and is of only very light use now. Among all boy names in its group, Ellwood was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Ellwood include Elwood (English), Eliot (English), Eliott (English), Eliud (Greek), Elliot (English), Elliott (English), Elyot, and Elyott.

 



† Pronunciation for Ellwood: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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