Bellis Family History

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.