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Ellison

/ˈɛlɪsən/

Ellison proper noun: a surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

Ellison (countable and uncountable, plural Ellisons)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • “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.2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • Ellison D. Smith
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
    • Ellison Barber
  4. A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

Forms of Ellison

pluralEllisons
alternative formEllyson
alternative formElison

Origin of Ellison

From Ellis + -son.

Words formed from Ellison

Questions about Ellison

What does Ellison mean?
Ellison means a surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Ellison?
Ellison is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ellison?
Ellison is pronounced /ˈɛlɪsən/.

Words near Ellison in the dictionary

  1. ellisite
  2. ellisize
  3. ellisized
  4. ellisizes
  5. ellisizing
  6. Ellison
  7. Ellisonian
  8. Ellisor
  9. Elliston
  10. Ellistons
  11. Ellistown

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