Ellison
Ellison is a surname, most notably associated with American writer Ralph Ellison, author of *Invisible Man*, and tech billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle.
As a given name, it derives from "son of Ellis." The Ellisons moved here from Chicago.
Male given name
- Invisible ManPerson beyond perception
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- HarlemManhattan neighborhood, cultural landmark
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
prose · fiction · writer · literary · civil rights · social commentary · narrative · cultural critique
Ralph
Male given name
- Invisible ManPerson beyond perception
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
- HarlemManhattan neighborhood, cultural landmark
jazz · prose · fiction · writer · literary · civil rights · social commentary · narrative · cultural critique · race relations
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
lineage · Oracle · kinship · descent · bloodline · patronymic · last name · pedigree · ancestors · relatives
EllisonWilliam Faulkner
EllisonRichard Wright
protest literature · James Baldwin · social realism · naturalism · didacticism
Ellisonwhite
Absence of pigment
William Faulkner · John Updike · Saul Bellow · Norman Mailer · visibility
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- Ralph Ellison