Variant of Elliott, derived from Elias/Elijah, from Hebrew meaning 'my God is Yahweh.'
Eliott, in this distinctive double-t spelling, is a variant of the name Elliot or Elliott, which traces its lineage through Old French back to the Hebrew prophet name Elijah — *Eliyahu* in Hebrew, meaning "my God is Yahweh" or "the Lord is my God." The name traveled from the Hebrew scriptures into Greek as Elias, then into medieval English usage where it was further modified and softened into the forms we recognize today. The surname Elliott emerged in Scotland and northern England from families using Elias as a given name, and by the 19th century the surname had comfortably reversed course to become a popular first name again.
The Elliott family of clan history is one of the notable border clans of Scotland, legendary for their fierce independence along the Anglo-Scottish marches. This martial heritage gave the surname-as-given-name a particular rugged quality in Scottish and Northern English communities. In American history, the name gained a different resonance: Elliot Ness, the federal agent who pursued Al Capone and became a legend of law enforcement, attached a certain incorruptible tenacity to the name.
S. Eliot (who famously dropped one 't') is one of the most important poets of the 20th century, his work reshaping modernist verse. The television series *Mr.
Robot* gave the name Elliot a brooding, 21st-century technological edge through its protagonist Elliot Alderson. The spelling Eliott — with its single 'l' and double 't' — is the rarest and most continental-feeling of the variants, more common in French-speaking countries where it has an almost musical lightness. It reads as both classic and individual, honoring a long history while quietly refusing to be ordinary. Parents drawn to softly masculine names with genuine depth find in Eliott a name that carries its years with ease.