Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English, Welsh Pronounced Pron. EHL-is(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd. Related NamesDetails VariantsEliot, Eliott, Elliot, Elliott, Ellison, Ellisson, Elliston(English) Other Languages & CulturesIliev(Bulgarian) Ilić(Croatian) Eliassen(Danish) Illés(Hungarian) Eliassen(Norwegian) Iliescu(Romanian) Ilić(Serbian) Eliasson(Swedish) Given Name DescendantEllis(English) Categories astrophysicists, baseball players, bass guitarists, bassoonists, blues musicians, brand names, film directors, given names, Heroes NBC characters, reggae musicians, rugby union Springboks, Swimming Hall of Famers, Welsh actors