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Elphick
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English
Alternative forms
en Elfick Elphicke Elvidge
en Alfeck Alfegh Alfick Alphay Alphegh Alphick Elfeck Elfecke Elficke Eliecke Ellthicke Elpheck Elpheg Elphinck obsolete
Etymology
From the en enm - patronymic surname enm Elpheg 1297, enm Alfegh 1318, which originated in Kent or Sussex, from the given name enm Elfegh, enm Alfeg, etc. (Modern English en Alphege), altered under en xno - influence from the earlier enm Ælfec, enm Ælfech, enm Ælfhag, enm Alfeg, enm Elfech, enm Elfeg (all recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086), then a popular male given name bestowed in honour of the martyr St Alphege (yes 953–1012), Archbishop of Canterbury 1006–1012, from the en ang - given name ang Ælfhēah, from ang ielf ælf elf + ang hēah high, tall, exalted. Probably cognate with the nrf Elphège.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛlfɪk/
Proper noun
s
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External links
Elfick
Elphicke
Elvidge