Eldho is common first (given) male name of

St Thomas Christians The Saint Thomas Christians, also called Syrian Christians of India, ''Marthoma Suriyani Nasrani'', ''Malankara Nasrani'', or ''Nasrani Mappila'', are an Ethnoreligious group, ethno-religious community of Indian Christians in the state of Ker ...

in the South Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. Variations of the name are Eldo / Yeldho / Eldhos / Eldhose;

Yeldos Yeldos or Eldos (Kazakh or Russian: Елдос) is a Kazakh male given name that may refer to *Yeldos Akhmetov (born 1990), Kazakh football defender *Yeldos Ikhsangaliyev (born 1978), Kazakh judoka *Yeldos Smetov (born 1992), Kazakh judoka See al ...

or Eldos (in Kazakhstan). The name is of

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

origin and means "Birth of the Christ". The persons given the name of Eldho / Yeldho are normally baptized in Mar Thoma Cheria Pally (St Thomas Church) at

Kothamangalam Kothamangalam, , is a municipality in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. The town is in the foothills of the Western Ghats, and is a part of the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. The town serves as the headquarters of a taluk and a municipality ...

India. The person is named Eldho / Yeldho in honour of the Saint Baselios Yeldo. Notable people with Eldho name and derivatives *

Baselios Yeldo Saint Baselios Yeldo was the Maphrian, Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 1678 until his resignation in 1684. He is venerated as a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church, Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and Malankara ...

(1593–1685), Saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church *

Eldo Abraham Eldho Abraham is an Indian politician. He was the MLA from Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district, Assembly constituency Kerala in 14th legislative assembly. He defeated Congress leader Joseph Vazhakkan in the 2016 elections to the Kerala Assembly b ...

, Indian Politician *

Eldhose Kunnappilly Eldhose Kunnappilly is a politician from the state of Kerala in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the Kerala state legislative assembly in 2016 from the Constituency of Perumbavoor. He was also the Dist ...

, Indian Politician * Eldo T. Ridgway (1880–1955), American Physician and Politician

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