# Ellis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛ.lɪs/ · frequency rank #7,684

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
2. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
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## Etymology
* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French form of Elias. Compare Elijah, Lias, Ely. Also sometimes from the Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth.
* As a Welsh surname, shortened from the personal name Elisse, Elisedd, from the archaic elus (“benevolent, kind”).

## Easily confused with
- **els** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-els)
- **elms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-elms)
- **Elvis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-elvis)
- **elves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-elves)
- **Ennis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-ennis)
- **Elsie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-elsie)
- **enlist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-enlist)
- **Eloise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-eloise)
- **Ellison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellis-vs-ellison)
- **Eli** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eli-vs-ellis)
- **ell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ell-vs-ellis)
- **Eis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eis-vs-ellis)
- **Ella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ella-vs-ellis)
- **Elie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elie-vs-ellis)
- **elks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elks-vs-ellis)
- **ellen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellen-vs-ellis)
- **Ellie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ellie-vs-ellis)
- **Elias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elias-vs-ellis)
- **Elise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elise-vs-ellis)
- **Elgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-ellis)

## Common misspellings (5)
`elils`, `elis`, `elliss`, `ellsi`, `lelis`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ellis