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A more recent theory as to the unique name and coat of arms of the family suggests that Elefánth could have been a personal name, derived from the French
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to propose a royal marriage. This ancestor was gifted an elephant in Sicily, which he brought back and presented to the King, who in return gave him the original estates in
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Sándor Elefánthy de Alsó-felsőszentjános et Elefánt (1822–1896) was royal prosecutor, and mayor of
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