Ellison

E1L1L1I1S1O1N1
/ˈɛlɪsən/

proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic.

“Ellison Barber”

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

proper nounEllison (countable and uncountable, plural Ellisons)

plural Ellisons · alternative Ellyson · alternative Elison

  1. countableuncountableA 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. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    1. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.

      Ellison D. Smith

    2. countableuncountableA female given name transferred from the surname.

      Ellison Barber

  3. countableuncountableA township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

Origin

Translations

Russian Э́ллисон
  • Э́ллисон (Éllison)surname
Cite this entry
APA

Ellison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellison

MLA

“Ellison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellison. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ellison,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ellison.

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