Ellul

Ellul is a Maltese surname. Originally Hellul, the first record of the surname was found in Calatrasi, Sicily in 1178, then later found residing in Casali Dragu Gazara et Maritatu, Malta in 1419. Of Siculo-Arabic (Arabized-Sicilian) origin, it is likely derived from أيلول (aylūl), being a nickname for someone born in September.

Notable people with the surname include:

Andy Ellul (born 1975), Maltese politician

Anthony Ellul (born August 1966), Maltese judge

Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), French (of partial Maltese heritage) philosopher, sociologist, theologian, and Christian anarchist

Massimo Ellul (born 1970), Maltese businessman

Emanuel Ellul, Maltese economist

See also

  • Elul or אלול, the last month in the Jewish calendar
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