Elidor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elidor

What is the meaning of the name Elidor ?

The baby name Elidor is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EL-ih-dor (IPA: /ˈɛlɪdɔːr/).

Elidor is Welsh in Origin.

Elidor is a rare given name with two credible etymologies. In Wales it corresponds to Elidir/Elidyr (Latinized Elidurus), attested in early medieval poetry and genealogy - most notably the northern prince Elidir Mwynfawr. The Welsh form’s exact meaning is uncertain, likely Brythonic in origin, and is sometimes left as “obscure.” Through another route, Elidor matches a shortened variant of Greek Heliodoros (Heliodorus) via Romance forms such as Heliodor, Eliodor, and Eliodoro, yielding the transparent meaning “gift of the sun” (helios “sun” + doron “gift”).

Usage is very rare in English, with a modest modern profile aided by Alan Garner’s 1965 fantasy novel Elidor. Regional and historical variants include Elidir, Elidyr, Elidur; Heliodor, Heliodorus, Eliodor, Eliodoro; and the feminine relatives Elidora/Heliodora. Short forms include Eli, Elio, and Dor. Elidor works primarily as a masculine name but is occasionally treated as unisex in contemporary use.

⚙ Elidor is an uncommon pick. There are only 94 recorded uses of it in our data, from 10 countries.