Elo

Borrowed from Hungarian Élő, from élő. As a rating system, named after its creator Arpad Elo (1903–1992).

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːloʊ/, /ˈɛloʊ/

Elo

1. A surname from Hungarian.
   • 2022 August 10, “Chess Ranking System: A Complete Guide”, in Square Off‎^[1], archived from the original on 24 November 2022:

     In layman’s terms, any player with a higher Elo rating will have a better chance of winning a game of chess against an opponent with a lower Elo rating.

Elo (plural Elos)

1. (chess, other games) Ellipsis of Elo rating.
2. (by extension, sometimes proscribed) Rating, independent of the underlying algorithm used.

• elo
• ELO (misspelling)

• Loe, loe, ole, EOL, LEO, -ole, 'Ole, LoE, OEL, olé, leo, OLE, Leo

Elo

1. a male given name of uncertain origin

Short form of Eliisabet, Ellen and German Elfriede. Since the 19th century revival of Estonian names also associated with elu (“life”)

Elo

1. a female given name

< elo (“life; harvest, grain”). As a surname, inspired by place names containing the word, and commonly adopted in the Fennicization of surnames in the early 20th century.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈelo/, [ˈe̞lo̞]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification^(key): E‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): E‧lo

Elo

1. a Finnish surname
2. (rather rare) a male given name

• Elo is the 788^th (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 180 male individuals (and as a middle name to 265 more), and also belongs to 26 female individuals (and as a middle name to 22 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Elo is the 361^st most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,224 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• Leo, ole