Ellis

Pronunciation: EH-lis (key)

Transferred use of the surname originating from the personal name Elis, a Middle English variant of Elisha (God is salvation).

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Nicknames for Ellis: | Edit: Ella, Elle
Meanings and history of the name Ellis: | Edit: 'Ellis' is the Westernized version of the Hebrew name 'Elias' or 'Elijah'. The name 'Ellis' is also a dental Anglicization of the Amharic/Tigrinyan surname 'Ellos'; popular to the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia. In either Hebrew or the Afro-Semitic form, it translates as 'for life' or 'for God'.
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