English Explanatory Dictionary

Elwood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A placename, from the surname:
  3. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A village in Will County, Illinois.
  6. A city in Madison County and Tipton County, Indiana.
  7. A small city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
  9. A village, the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska.
  10. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  11. A census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.
  12. A town in Box Elder County, Utah.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛlwʊd/

Word forms

Elwood Elwoods Allwood Ellwood

Etymology

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

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