The allis Surname
allis Name Meaning and History
English: from the Middle English and Old French female personal
name Alis (Alice), which, together with its diminutive
Alison, was extremely popular in England in the Middle
Ages. The personal name is of Germanic origin, brought to England from
France by the Normans; it is a contracted form of Germanic
Adalhaid(is), which is composed of the elements adal
‘noble’ + haid ‘brilliance’, ‘beauty’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 41 - Messages: 152
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Alliss family Washingborough |
 christinewoodhead
| 0 |
| Larah or Laura Wilson | Janet Hurley | 6 |
| Allis (and Bouman) - Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
ameliasera
| 2 |
| Gilbert Allis Jr. Family | Jerelyn Eisenberg | 25 |
| Ralph Allis (b. abt 1890's) m. Sybil Williams of MA |
maisiedaisy
| 5 |
| Allis, Henry |
geelsh
| 0 |
| Earliest ALLIS ancestors in England? (pre-1830) |
ameliasera
| 5 |
| ?'s about Jemima Graves | Sue Allis | 9 |
| John C. Allis, Lincolnshire or Springfield |
robertburns49
| 2 |
| Gilbert Allis |
lisamschmitt
| 2 |
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