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Ellises

Ellises is the plural of Ellis.

Meaning of Ellis

Proper noun

Ellis (countable and uncountable, plural Ellises)

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
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  2. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  4. An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack.
  5. An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.

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Questions about Ellises

What is Ellises the plural of?
Ellises is the plural of Ellis.

Words near Ellises in the dictionary

  1. Ellis Lane
  2. Ellis-Van Creveld syndrome
  3. Ellisburg
  4. ellisellid
  5. ellisellids
  6. Ellises
  7. Ellisian
  8. ellisite
  9. ellisize
  10. ellisized
  11. ellisizes

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