Ellison — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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   “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. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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   Ellison D. Smith

3. A unisex given name transferred from the surname. A female given name transferred from the surname.

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   Ellison Barber

4. A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

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