Ralph Ellison vs Ralph Waldo Ellison

Ralph Ellison and Ralph Waldo Ellison both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of Ralph Ellison include Ellison.

Ralph Ellison (noun)	Ralph Waldo 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)