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Definition: One of several popular names in medeival England derived from the Hebrew personal name "Elijah," or the Greek "Elias," meaning 'Jehova is God.'
Surname Origin:
Hebrew, Greek, Medieval
Alternate Surname Spellings:
ELIS
More Resources for the Surname ELLIS :
Common Surname Search Tips ELLIS Family Genealogy Forum ELLIS Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - ELLIS Genealogy ELLIS Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - ELLIS Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - ELLIS Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - ELLIS Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - ELLIS Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
