Meaning and origin of the name Elvis

The name Elvis has strong roots in ancient Greek history, deriving from the name Elveis or Elviselos meaning “the son of the noble one”. However, it was the birth of Elvis Aaron Presley on January 8, 1935, that really put this name on the map. An American singer and actor, Elvis Presley became known as the “King of Rock and Roll”, regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century.

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Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. As a singer, he performed in the Southern gospel, country, blues, and rockabilly genres.

The name Elvis means “the son of the noble one” in Greek. In addition, his real name is also a form of a pseudonym that he adopted to protect his own privacy. Presley had many nicknames among them, including “Elvis”, as he was known to most family members and friends. The meaning of Elvis is a compound of the words, “Elvis”, it’s a short form of the name that means ‘The one who shows mercy’, and, “presley”, is an English term derived from the surname.

Elvis Costello, a British singer-songwriter, wrote: “Without Elvis Presley, rock ‘n’ roll might not exist as we know it today.” He also wrote: “His influence on music and culture has been so profound that he is nearly impossible to define.”

The popularity of Elvis Presley rose with the emergence of rock music in the 1950s. He first performed publicly in 1952 at age 18, on a radio program called “The Louisiana Hayride”. The same year, he was drafted into the United States Army. After his discharge in 1954, he continued performing while working as a part-time DJ on radio station KWEM in Shreveport, Louisiana; then beginning in 1955 at the age of 21, he began to make recordings and appeared with Bill Haley and His Comets.

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