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Ellison - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ellison

[ 3 syll. el-li-son, ell-is-on ] The boy name Ellison is pronounced as EHLahSahN KEY. Ellison is used predominantly in English and it is also derived from English origins. The name Elison (English) and the name Elson (English) are variant forms of Ellison.

Ellison is a variant form (English) of the name Ellis (English and Welsh).

Ellison is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1907 with 0.007% of baby boys being named Ellison. Its ranking then was #831. The baby name has since dropped in popularity, and is currently of irregular use. Among the group of boy names directly related to Ellison, Ellis (English and Welsh) was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Ellison include Elison (English), Elkana (Hebrew), Elkanah (English), Elgin (English), Elkan (English and Yiddish), and Elson (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Ellison: 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)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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