Other Forms FormsEliud (Middle Welsh form), Iliud (Old Cornish form), Teilio (diminutive)
Meaning & History
Welsh form of the old Celtic name *Elujüd- meaning "many lords", from Proto-Celtic *ėl meaning "second, other; all" and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Middle Welsh udd "lord"; compare Bleiddudd, Gruffudd, Maredudd). This name was borne by an early 7th-century king of Powys.