Ellison

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Etymology

From Ellis +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪsən/

Proper noun

Ellison (countable and uncountable, plural Ellisons)

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • 2021 November 5, Chris Cillizza, “Even Democrats are now admitting ‘Defund the Police’ was a massive mistake”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “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.
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
      Ellison D. Smith
    2. A female given name transferred from the surname.
      Ellison Barber
  3. A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

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