Elphick
/ˈɛlfɪk/
Elphick proper noun: a surname.
Proper noun
Elphick (plural Elphicks)
- A surname.
Forms of Elphick
| plural | Elphicks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Elfick |
| alternative form | Elphicke |
| alternative form | Elvidge |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alfeck |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alfegh |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alfick |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alphay |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alphegh |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Alphick |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Elfeck |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Elfecke |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Elficke |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Eliecke |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Ellthicke |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Elpheck |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Elpheg |
| alternative form (obsolete) | Elphinck |
Origin of Elphick
From the Middle English patronymic surname Elpheg [1297], Alfegh [1318], which originated in Kent or Sussex, from the given name Elfegh, Alfeg, etc. (Modern English Alphege), altered under Anglo-Norman influence from the earlier Ælfec, Ælfech, Ælfhag, Alfeg, Elfech, Elfeg (all recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086), then a popular male given name bestowed in honour of the martyr St Alphege (c. 953–1012), Archbishop of Canterbury 1006–1012, from the Old English given name Ælfhēah, from ælf (“elf”) + hēah (“high, tall, exalted”). Probably cognate with the Norman Elphège.
Questions about Elphick
- What does Elphick mean?
- Elphick means a surname.
- What part of speech is Elphick?
- Elphick is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Elphick?
- Elphick is pronounced /ˈɛlfɪk/.
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