Ellice as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ellice

What is the meaning of the name Ellice ?

The baby name Ellice is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɛlɪs/ (ELL-iss).

Ellice is English in Origin.

In English use, Ellice is a unisex given name and surname with two chief roots. One path is a variant of Ellis/Elis, the medieval vernacular of Elias, from Greek Hēlías and Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning “Yahweh is my God.” Another path is a feminine respelling influenced by Elise (a French form of Elisabeth, “God is my oath”) and Alice (from Germanic Adalheidis, “noble”). These strands explain the name’s parallel readings across faith and virtue.

Records show Ellice as a family name in Britain and the Commonwealth; the Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu) honor the Scottish merchant-statesman Edward Ellice. As a given name, it appears in 18th–19th‑century registers for both sexes and persists today as a rare, tailored choice. Variants and near-forms include Ellis, Elis, Elise, Elyse, Elice, Elisse, Ellyse, and Ellyce; common short forms are Ellie and Lis. Depending on lineage, the name conveys “Yahweh is my God,” “God is my oath,” or “noble.”