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, blues musicians, brand names, film directors, given names, Heroes NBC characters, reggae musicians, rugby union Springboks, Welsh actors