Elick as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elick

What is the meaning of the name Elick ?

The baby name Elick is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'respelling': 'EL-ik', 'ipa': '/ˈɛlɪk/'}.

Elick is English, Hebrew, Scottish in Origin.

Elick is a vernacular pet form in English and Scots, most often a dialectal offshoot of Alec/Aleck, themselves diminutives of Alexander (from Greek Alexandros: alexein “to defend” + aner “man”). It appears in Scottish and Ulster-Scots records and migrated to North America, where 18th–20th-century censuses and parish registers show Elick as a stand-alone given name or as a familiar nickname. Spelling has varied across regions, with Ellick especially common in Scotland and the American South.

A secondary pathway links Elick to the Eli- cluster: in Ashkenazic/Yiddish and Slavic usage, Elik/Elick can shorten Eliyahu (Elijah) or Eliakim, and in the U.S. it sometimes substitutes for Elijah. Depending on origin, the name carries the meanings “defender of men” (from Alexander) or “my God is Yahweh” (from Elijah). Related forms include Alec, Aleck, Alex, Ellick, Elik, Elek, and, by extension, Alasdair/Alister.