• Origin: Welsh
• Gender: feminine
• Meaning: “colour”
• Pronunciation, sounds kind of like Eshew

The name is derived from the Welsh lliw, meaning “colour.” The name has been in use since Medieval Times.

Sources

• https://welshgirlsnames.co.uk/elliw/
• https://geiriadur.uwtsd.ac.uk/index.php?page=ateb&term=lliw&direction=we&type=all&whichpart=exact&search=#ateb_top