Ellis

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//ˈɛ.lɪs//
//ˈɛ.ləs//

An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.

proper noun

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An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter early Monday morning.
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A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
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A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
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A locale in the United States: A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.
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A locale in the United States: A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio; named for a local family.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis.
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A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis.

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”).

Forms

plural: Ellises

Ellie · A unisex given name.Elliot · A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of…Elliott · A male given name. A male given name from Hebrew.

Ellis · An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.

Ellison · A surname originating as a patronymic.elm · A tree of the genus Ulmus of the family Ulmaceae, large…Elm · A village and civil parish in Fenland district,…

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