Bellis Family History
Bellis Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Elisedd ‘son of Elisedd’ (see Ellis ). English: possibly also a nickname from bellis the regular form of bellows until the 16th century (see Bellows ). The form bellis persisted generally until the 16th century and much later in various dialects. Italian: patronymic from the personal name Bello . It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to of’ in this case ‘member of the Belli family’ (compare Belli ). Compare also De Bellis .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022