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Elbert

American  
[el-bert] / ˈɛl bərt /

noun

  1. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4,399 meters).

  2. a male given name.


Elbert British  
/ ˈɛlbət /

noun

  1. a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range. Height: 4399 m (14 431 ft)

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Elbert, Su and colleagues described their electrochemical liquid-liquid extraction process two years ago in a peer-reviewed paper in scientific journal Nature Chemical Engineering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

With MLB teams relying on metrics and other pro sports franchises joining the crowd, Elbert might be as much in demand in the future years as a first-round draft pick.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

Orison Swett Marden, a self-help author and editor of Success magazine, and Elbert Hubbard, the flamboyant “Sage of East Aurora,” were two of the many popular writers to address the subject.

From Salon • Sep. 12, 2024

Randall Elbert Crawford, 67, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Louis C. Defazio, 78, of Fredericksburg, Texas, were aboard the seaplane, which was operated by Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base, the sheriff’s office said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023

“Are you really? Well, you know what they say—God will not look you over for medals or diplomas, but for scars. That’s Elbert Hubbard, an American essayist, if you’re interested.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx