Elof
Elof (rarely: Elov ) is a male given name, which is derived from the Old Norse Eilífr with the meaning "the forever living". It is mainly awarded in Sweden , Finland and Norway and knows numerous variants of the same origin such as Ellef , Ellev , Eiliv, Eilif or Eluf . The patronymic surname of Elof is Elofsson .
Name bearer
- Albrecht Elof Ihr (1797–1877), Swedish politician and diplomat
- Carl Elof Svenning (1904–1984), Swedish author
- Elof Adolphson (1897–1972), Swedish composer
- Elof Andersson (1873-1940), Swedish politician
- Elof Axel Carlson (* 1931), American geneticist and university professor
- Elof Berglöf (1828–1914), Swedish politician
- Elof Biesèrt (1862–1928), Swedish politician
- Elof Ericsson (1887–1961), Swedish politician
- Elof Eriksson (1883–1965), Swedish anti-Semitic author
- Elof Hällgren (1887–1973), Swedish politician
- Elof Hellquist (1864–1933), Swedish linguist and university professor
- Elof Lindberg (1891–1957), Swedish politician
- Elof Lindström (1897–1988), Swedish javelin thrower
- Elof Ljunggren (1869–1953), Swedish politician
- Elof Risebye (1892–1961), Danish painter and university professor
- Elof Steuch (1687–1772), Swedish philologist and university professor
- Elof Tegnér (1844–1900), Swedish historian
- Elof Wallquist (1797-1857), Swedish chemist and university professor
- Elov Persson (1894–1970), Swedish comic book writer
- John Elof Boodin (1869–1950), American-Swedish philosopher and author
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 20000-names.com: Elof ( Memento of the original from July 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, accessed December 18, 2013)
- ↑ nordicnames.de: Elof (English, accessed December 18, 2013)
- ^ Eiliv - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics. Retrieved March 9, 2017 .
