Origin: Old English
Meaning: “old plank bridge”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Bridge, El, Elbie, Elby, Ellbridge
Elbridge Book Quotes:
“Elbridge knows it better’n me!”
Crack in the Sky: The Plainsmen (2010)
“The New York that Elbridge Colby grew up in was
one of the most vibrant communities in the world.”
Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA (2013)
Famous people named Elbridge or its variations
1. Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814), American statesman,
James Madison’s Vice President
2. Elbridge Ayer Burbank (1858-1949), American artist
3. Elbridge Colby, American strategic defense expert,
writer; nickname: Bridge
Elbridge Middle Names
Elbridge Floyd
Elbridge Matthias
Elbridge Prescott
Elbridge Wylie