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Eliott

Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Eliott: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1997.

Eliott is a Scottish and English variant of the name Elliott, which itself derives from the medieval English surname Eliot. That surname originated as a pet form of the name Elias, the Greek form of the Hebrew Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh." Perhaps the most famous real-life bearer is George Eliot, the pen name of the beloved Victorian novelist Mary Ann Evans, author of *Middlemarch*. The name also shares its roots with the biblical prophet Elijah, who appears in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. In Scotland, the name is particularly associated with the Clan Eliot, a Border family from the Scottish-English marches, though the spelling "Eliott" remains less common than "Elliott" in modern Scottish birth registrations. An interesting cultural note: the name's popularity in Scotland saw a noticeable rise in the 1990s, likely influenced by the American television series *The A-Team*, whose charming character "Face" was played by actor Dirk Benedict as "Templeton 'Faceman' Peck" – but whose first name in the show's original conception was actually Eliott.