Antonyms for
ellis
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
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No Antonyms Found for Ellis

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All Definitions for Ellis

Below are all the dictionary definitions of ellis:

1A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
2An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
3A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
4A locale in the United States:
5A city in Ellis County, Kansas
6Amed for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.
7An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana
8Amed for politician William Ellis Niblack.
9An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
10An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota.
11An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
12An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska
13Amed for banker John R. Ellis.
14An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio
15Amed for a local family.
16An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota
17Probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis.
18An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin
19Amed for politician Albert G. Ellis.
20A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.

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