Elzevir

uncertain, family printing house name

GenderBoyOriginDutch surname (rare literary use)Say itEL-zuh-veerPopularityExtremely rare, literary and antiquarian association
Pronounced EL-zuh-veer

About the name Elzevir

Elzevir is a strikingly rare name tied to a famous Dutch printing dynasty. It's unusual, scholarly, and virtually unheard of today.

Scholarly, meticulous, and quietly original.

Fun fact

The Elzevir family were renowned Dutch printers and publishers of the 16th-17th centuries.

Nicknames for Elzevir

Elzy

Variations

Elsevier

Famous people named Elzevir

  • The Elzevir family (Dutch printers and publishers)

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