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Meaning of Ellis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɛ.lɪs

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.
  3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A locale in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack.
  6. An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  7. A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.
  8. A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
  9. An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
  11. An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis.
  12. An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio; named for a local family.
  13. An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis.
  14. An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis.

Equivalents

العربية أليس

Examples

“Trump campaign adviser Jenna Ellis intentionally misgendered Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, on Twitter early Monday morning.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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