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Meaning & Origins
Transferred use of the surname, itself derived from an Old English personal name derived from æðel ‘noble’ + mǣr ‘famous’. This has been used as a given name in the United States since the 19th century, in honour of the brothers Ebenezer and Jonathan Elmer, leading activists in the American Revolution. It is also found in Canada.
| 688th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Welsh: from a medieval Latinized form, Griffinus, of the Welsh personal name Gruffudd (see Griffith).
| 108th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Eleanor, Elmere, Elmera, Elmeria, Eleanore, Elmeree, Elinor, Elmerie, Elnora, Elmero
Griffith, Griffiths, Griffis, Griffen, Griffey, Griffeth, Griffing, Griffitts, Griffie, Griffo
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