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 [ 2 syll. el-lis, ell-is ] The girl name Ellis is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced EHLahS KEY. Ellis' origin is Germanic, English, and Hebrew, and its use, English. From Germanic, English, and Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'my God is Yahweh'. The name is sometimes also taken as the Anglicized form of Eilís. See Ellis for more info. In addition, Ellis is a pet form of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese Alice in the English language. Ellis is also a pet form of the Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German Isabel in the English language. A variant of Ellis is the English pet form Elis. See also the related forms, the Irish Eilís and the English Elijah. Ellis is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Within the family of girl names directly related to Ellis, the Portuguese, Provençal, Spanish, English, French, and German Isabel was the most frequently used in 2008. Ellis has in the last century been primarily given to boys. Baby names that sound like Ellis include the Hungarian Elek, the name Elese, the English Elga, the English Eliesse, the German and English Elis, the English Eliz, the English Elize, the Polish Elka, the Dutch and German Elkie, the English Ellyse, the English and Spanish Eloise, the French Eloïse, the English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish Elsa, the English and German Elsi, the English and Scottish Elsie, the English Elsy, the English Elyse, the Slavic and English Elza, the Irish Ailis, and the Irish Ailish. A famous person named Ellis is Author Ellis Peters, born Edith Mary Pargeter September 28, 1913, Horsehay, Shropshire, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Ellis: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
