[Celtic Conservative]

As far as I can tell it was a kind of tongue-in-cheek nickname based on 50’s American westerns whose characters had names like “Pecos Bill” Or “Amarillo Pete”. Elton is the name of a small town in England, hence “Elton John”. His real name is Reginald Dwight.

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[NetAddicted]

Thanks! I like the name Elton. Wonder if anyone’s named their son that.

[Borges]

The name “Elton John” was in homage to saxophonist Elton Dean and Blues singer Long John Baldry.