Ellul
Ellul is a Maltese surname.
Originally spelt Ħellul (Hellul), the first records of the name in Malta were found on the Militia Roster of Watch Duties (1417) and the Island Militia List of 1419-1420 with individuals: Luca Hellul (Casali Dragu, Gazara et Maritatu), Paulu Hellul (Casali Bise et Dimag), Antoni Hellule (Gozo), Fidericu Hellul (Wied iż-Żurrieq and Għar Lapsi), Lippu Hellul (Marsaskala and St. Thomas Bay) bearing it as a surname and Xellule Fandar (Mdina) bearing it as a given name. All recorded individuals belonged to strictly rural Catholic peasant families. Possible meanings include: Ħilal (Siculo-Arabic for crescent moon, likely a nickname for someone with a physical characteristic resembling the crescent moon) or Aylūl (Levantine for September, likely a nickname for someone born in September). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Andy Ellul (born 1975), Maltese politician
- Anthony Ellul (born August 1966), Maltese judge
- Jacques Ellul (1912–1994), French (Maltese heritage) philosopher, sociologist, theologian, and Christian anarchist
- Massimo Ellul (born 1970), Maltese businessman
- Emanuel Ellul, Maltese economist
- Salvatore Ellul, Maltese architect
- Mattias Ellul, Maltese footballer
- Matthew Ellul, Maltese footballer
See also
[edit]- Elul (month)
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Meaning and Origin of Ellul". MaltaDaily.mt. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Fiorini, Stanley (1988). "Sicilian connexions of some medieval Maltese surnames" (PDF). Journal of Maltese Studies. 17–18. University of Malta: 104–138.
- ↑ Hull, Geoffrey (2015). "The Oldest Maltese Surnames: A Window on Sicily's Medieval History". In Karagoz, C.; Summerfield, G. (eds.). Sicily and the Mediterranean: Migration, Exchange, Reinvention (PDF). New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 77–110.
- ↑ Wettinger, Godfrey (1969). "The Militia List of 1419–20: A new starting point for the study of Malta's population". Melita Historica. 5 (2): 80–106.
- ↑ Wettinger, Godfrey (1978). "The Militia Roster of Watch Duties of 1417". The Armed Forces of Malta Journal (29): 25–42.
- ↑ Brincat, Joseph M. (2004). Maltese and Other Languages: A Linguistic History of Malta. Midsea Books. pp. 42–48. ISBN 978-9993270430.
- ↑ Wettinger, Godfrey (2000). Place-Names of the Maltese Islands ca. 1300–1800. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti. ISBN 978-9993210061.
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