A name from Scripture
Elwood
EL-wood
Meaning
Elder forest; Noble wood
English origin · Boy
What it points to
Elwood is planted by the river — fruitful, unwithering, the noble forest whose leaf does not fade, prospering in every season.
Verses · King James Version
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
Psalm 1:3
“And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade.”
Ezekiel 47:12