Ellis

== English == === Alternative forms === (English patronymic surname): Ellice === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.lɪs/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.ləs/ Rhymes: -ɛlɪs, -ɛləs === Proper noun === Ellis (countable and uncountable, plural Ellises) An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah. 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. A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack. An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana. A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota. An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio; named for a local family. An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis. An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Liles, Lisle, lisle == Danish == === Proper noun === Ellis a female given name, variant of Alice