elphick
/ˈɛlfɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Middle English
- First known use: [1297]
Word Breakdown
- Root: -
Inflected Forms
Elphicks (plural)
Elfick (alternative)
Elphicke (alternative)
Elvidge (alternative)
Alfeck (alternative, obsolete)
Alfegh (alternative, obsolete)
Alfick (alternative, obsolete)
Alphay (alternative, obsolete)
Alphegh (alternative, obsolete)
Alphick (alternative, obsolete)
Elfeck (alternative, obsolete)
Elfecke (alternative, obsolete)