Join free

Elwood

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Elwood

  • /ˈɛlwʊd/
  • /ˈælwʊd/

Where it comes from

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

proper noun Elwoods · Allwood · Ellwood

  1. countable A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. countable, uncountable An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  3. countable, uncountable A village in Will County, Illinois.
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Madison County and Tipton County, Indiana.
  5. countable, uncountable A small city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
  6. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
  7. countable, uncountable A village, the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska.
  8. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
  9. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.
  10. countable, uncountable A town in Box Elder County, Utah.

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"Elwood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elwood. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Elwood. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elwood

Chicago

"Elwood." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elwood.

BibTeX
@misc{elwood_2026,
  title = {Elwood},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elwood},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}