Ellison

/ˈɛlɪsən/ name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable

    "“I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday."

  2. 2
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable

    "Ellison D. Smith"

  3. 3
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname.; A female given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable

    "Ellison Barber"

  4. 4
    A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable

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"“I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday."

Etymology

From Ellis + -son.

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