Ellison vs Ralph Ellison

Ellison and Ralph Ellison both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ellison	Yes	No	No	No
Ralph Ellison	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ellison and Ralph Ellison are synonyms defined as:

Ellison and Ralph Ellison: United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)

Other synonyms of Ellison include Ralph Waldo Ellison.

Ellison (noun)	Ralph Ellison (noun)
United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)	United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)