Ellis

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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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Synonyms

Elias

Elijah

Translations

Elias

Elías

Élie

Elia

Eliano

Elia

Elias

Ellis

Ellis

Ellis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛlɪs/

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”).

Sentences

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