I like this very very much... as a middle name only! It would be extremely strange as a first name, it would most likely made fun of. I do like the sound and the meaning is great, especially because it reminds me of where I grew up, a place with some of the oldest/largest trees in the world. Nathanael Elwood would sound good with my last name!
I don't think this would be a good name for child--why? He would be mocked for having the word 'wood' in his name once he hits the Middle School/High School, and especially mocked about L shaped wood.
This name always reminds me of the lovable Elwood P. Dowd, played by James Stewart.
― Anonymous User 7/4/2008
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The cartoon character Arthur Reed lives in Elwood City, and he rocks out loud.
― Anonymous User 7/4/2008
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Goodness, goodness. The name Elwood was borne by the main character in the movie, and play, "Harvey," a story about a man and his friend, a pooka who's a six-foot-tall bunny rabbit.
― Anonymous User 3/12/2008
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The most memorable Elwood (perhaps the only Elwood) in popular culture is Elwood Blues of Saturday Night Live sketches and the film The Blues Brothers. Elwood Blues was played by comedian Dan Aykroyd; he always wore dark sunglasses, a suit, and a black hat. In the film The Blues Brothers, Elwood and his brother, Jake, are on a mission to save the Catholic children's home where they were raised.