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Ellison en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɛlɪsən/

Etymology

From Ellis + -son.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • “I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday. 2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname. ▸ A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • Ellison D. Smith
  3. (countable, uncountable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname. ▸ A female given name transferred from the surname.
    • Ellison Barber
  4. (countable, uncountable) A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

Forms

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Elison alternative lexicographic
Ellyson alternative lexicographic
Ellisons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Ellisonian

Translations (1)

ru Э́ллисон (surname)