Ellis

Ellis \el-lis, ell-is\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Ellis is sometimes used as a baby name girl name. Its pronunciation is EHL-ihS- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Ellis: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Ellis?

Ellis is used predominantly in the English and Welsh languages, and its origin is Hebrew, Welsh, and English. From English roots, its meaning is my God is Yahweh - in this context, Ellis can be used in the English language. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the first name Elias and ultimately Elijah. The first name has been used by English speakers since the 15th century. See what does the name Ellis mean for more info. Ellis is a variant of the name meaning of Elias (English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish) in the English language. Ellis is also a variant of the name name Elijah meaning (English and Hebrew) in the English language. Ellis is also a variant of the name Elisud name variations (Welsh) in the English and Welsh languages. Ellis is a widely used name; it has 24 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English comprise Elias meaning and origin (used in Czech, Dutch, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish as well), Elice name, baby name Elis, Ellice name popularity, Ellise meaning, Ellison meaning, baby name Elliss, baby name Elliston, Ellys meaning, what does the name Ellyss mean, Ellyston pronounciation, and Elys definition. Foreign variants of Ellis comprise name Eelia meaning (Russian), Eelusha name popularity (Russian), short names for Elek (Polish), what does the name Eli mean (Yiddish), Elia meaning (Italian and Zuni), meaning of Eliasz (Polish), Elie meaning and origin (French), short names for Elihu (French, Scandinavian, and Yiddish), name Elija origin (Yiddish), name Elya meaning (Czech), short names for Ilias (Greek), and Ilya definition (Czech and Russian). Ellis is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. At the modest height of its usage in 1903, 0.085% of baby boys were given the name Ellis. Its ranking then was #160. The baby name has since markedly fallen in popularity, and it is of occasional use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.015% and its ranking #732. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Ellis, baby name Elijah was the most widely used. In 2010, its use outnumbered Ellis' by 44 times. Ellis has in the past century been predominantly given to baby boys.

List of baby names that sound like Ellis:

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The baby name Ellis fun facts:

The name Ellis in reverse order is "Sille".

The numerological value of the name Ellis is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Ellis?

Ellis is in the top names in USA.