Ellis

//ˈɛ.lɪs// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah. countable, uncountable

    "Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter early Monday morning."

  2. 2
    A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A locale in the United States:; A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A locale in the United States:; A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio; named for a local family. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A locale in the United States:; An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis. countable, uncountable

Example

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"William Ellis has spent most of this day grating carrots."

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”).

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Ellis CountyEllis IslandEllis LaneEllis-Van Creveld syndrome

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