Definition of "Ellis"

An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.  examples

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and a male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. A city in Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.  examples

4. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Minnesota.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Missouri.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for a local family.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis.  examples