Ellis began as a Welsh and English surname derived from Elias, itself Hebrew for "my God is Yahweh," with the sense of benevolence attached more through long use than direct translation. The name has settled into a gentler, more approachable register than its biblical root might suggest.
When a Planet who is a Fortune is in Conjunction with an Infortune, he allays his malice, so that the Infortune shall do no hurt. - William Lilly (1602.-1681.)