Ellis

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See also: eļļis and -ellis

English

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Ellis (disambiguation)

Alternative forms

(English patronymic surname): Ellice

Etymology

As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French form of Elias. Compare Elijah, Lias, Ely. Also sometimes from the Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth.
As a Welsh surname, shortened from the personal name Elisse, Elisedd, from the archaic elus (“benevolent, kind”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛlɪs/
Rhymes: -ɛlɪs

Proper noun

Ellis (countable and uncountable, plural Ellises)

An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
A surname from Welsh and a male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A locale in the United States:
1. An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack.
2. An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
3. A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.
4. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
5. An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota.
6. An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
7. An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis.
8. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio; named for a local family.
9. An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis.
10. An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Liles, Lisle, lisle

Danish

Proper noun

Ellis

a female given name, variant of Alice

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