Spelling of Elliot?

onyxmr · May 2009

Is it traditionally spelled with one L or 2? I have always spelled it with 2, but have recently seen it spelled with one. We really love the name Eli, but want a longer, formal first name & Elijah is not our style. Eliot spelled with one L lends itself much more to Eli being the nickname vs. the two L spelling. The only problem is that I am not someone who likes "different" spellings for names. WDYT?

Lola'sDogMom · May 2009

I've seen it both ways. A quick google search of Eliot shows that Eliot Spitzer spelled it with on L (not that you want that association). TS Eliot is also with one L and he's a well known poet. So I think Eliot is fine with calling him Eli. I have heard a few girls lately being called Elliot but not sure if they spell it with one or 2 Ls. Maybe check on a baby name site to see if one or 2 Ls makes it more feminine.

Sept17.05Bride · May 2009

I prefer Elliot spelled with 2 L's.

Eviebee · May 2009

I don't think Eliot is that "different" of spelling, it looks fine to me (and I hate messing with spelling too). But Eli as a nn for Elliot is perfectly acceptable as well. There are no rules that nn must be contained in the longer name. We call my DD Evie, there's no Evie in Evelyn.

DMDavidson · May 2009

I've seen it spelled both ways, so I'm sure you can go either way with it.

Incidentally, I always think of George Eliot when I hear the name Eliot (b/c I'm an English NERD) who was actually a female writer using a male name for publishing reasons. So, I can actually see using Eliot for a girl's name, but it's nms at all. To me - it's a boy's name either way you spell it.

bride2be.austin · May 2009

Sept17.05Bride:
I prefer Elliot spelled with 2 L's.

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starsmaycollide · May 2009

I would use 2 L's, because with one L, ?I think T.S. Eliot, like a last name.

Honestly though, I don't think Eli makes sense as a nn for Elliot, because they have two different ?sounds going on- "Ell" vs "Eee".?

I think Eli is totally fine on its own though-if that's what you want to call him, I would just name him that.?

lo45fd98wq32 · May 2009

It's our number one boy name. We spell it with 2 L's and 2 T's because we like the look better.

LMS05 · May 2009

I like it spelled Elliot. I wouldn't spell it Eliot if you don't want it misspelled. On SSA, Eliot isn't even listed, but Elliot is ranked in the top 300s. Another common spelling is Elliott.?