AthleteAmerican1965 – present
Burell Ellis
NFL defensive back
Biography
American football player who played as a defensive back in the National Football League during the 1980s and 1990s.
Quick Facts
Category
Athlete
Nationality
American
Born
1965
Thinking about the name
Burell
English origin
“An English surname occasionally used as a given name, Burell likely derives from Old French roots meaning 'red-brown' or from a place name. The double-l gives it a sturdy, well-established feel, and it carries associations with British gentry and landed families. Its use as a given name remains uncommon but historically documented.”