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Meaning & Origins
Transferred use of the surname, itself derived from a medieval (Norman French) masculine given name. This was a diminutive of Elie, the Old French version of Elias. It is borne by the American actor Elliott Gould (b. 1938 as Elliot Goldstein), and has been fairly popular since the latter half of the 20th century.
| 1,511th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Jewish: from Hebrew kohen ‘priest’. Priests are traditionally regarded as members of a hereditary caste descended from Aaron, brother of Moses. See also Kaplan.
| 275th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Elliott, Elliotte, Ellita, Elliette, Elliet, Elliett, Ellioth, Elliote, Ellitta, Elliut
Cowen, Cohee, Cohea, Cohenour, Cohens, Cohenno, Cohem, Coheley, Cehen, Cohetero
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