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9/17/2024, 11:11 PM jocatchi
11/7/2016, 12:15 PM anonymous

Name Elsevier
Type Surname (from location & from nickname)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsElzevir, Elzevier, Helseviers
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

The name of a prominent Dutch publishing house of the 17th and 18th century, possibly derived from Old Hebrew הל ספר (hal safir) meaning "the book". Another suggested origin is Dutch hellevuur "hellfire" or helsche vier "four from hell", supposedly derived from a sign by the family’s house.
Added 11/7/2016 by anonymous