Ellis

El-lis · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A male or female given name, or a surname.

  2. 2.

    Ellis Island, a historic immigration station in New York Harbor.

Related words

See also: Elias, Elijah

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of Elijah, via Welsh Elisedd or Old French Elis.