Ellis

Gender: Female Meaning of Ellis: "benevolent" Origin of Ellis: Welsh Ellis's Popularity in 2019: #719

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Ellis Origin and Meaning

The name Ellis is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "benevolent".

Ellis, a surname used sparingly as a first in the Wallace/Morris period, sounds new now for girls, as an ambisexual alternative to Ella. It debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2015.

Ellis Bell was the name chosen by Emily Bronte as her male pseudonym, and Ellis Grey was the mother of Dr. Meredith Grey on Grey's Anatomy.

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Rank in US: #719

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Famous People Named Ellis

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Ellis Wylie, contender in the first season of "The Glee Project"
Elis Regina, legendary Brazilian singer
George Francis Rayner Ellis, one of the world's leading theorists in cosmology
Ellis Ward, British television presenter

Pop Culture References for the name Ellis

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Dr. Ellis Grey, late mother of Dr. Meredith Grey on the TV show "Grey's Anatomy"
Ellis Shepherd, daughter of Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd on the TV show "Grey's Anatomy"
Ellis Island, a small island in New York Harbor that famously welcomed immigrants to the United States

Elice, Ellice

Comments

Ellissss Says:

2020-04-12T20:58:09

Richards the name of a nob head.

Ellissss Says:

2020-04-12T20:57:52

Suck a dick

Ellissss Says:

2020-04-12T20:57:31

My name is Ellis. I'm a female and love it

CailinRua Says:

2019-07-24T14:54:21

My cat is called Mister Ellis!

richardkr34 Says:

2017-11-09T01:58:03

This is a guy's name.

isolemnlysweariamuptodrarry Says:

2017-10-23T19:13:21

I like this for a girl more than for a boy but maybe that is because one of my best friend's baby sister is called Ellis and it really is cute on her. I know a boy called Ellis but he prefers his middle name, David because people used to think he was a girl, it is cute for both though