Ellis
proper noun
- family name
- given name
- place name
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛ.lɪs/ / /ˈɛ.ləs/
name
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”).
- 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.”
- A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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