Please don't tell me Ellis is more of a girls name?

[DomesticG0ddess]

Expecting DS2. Ellis is the one name we both really like. Goes well with DS1 (uncommon but not weird), our families are all from Wales, and I just really like it. But I did a search on it on mumsnet and it seems to come up more for a girls name choice than a boys!

What do people think of Ellis and is it completely unisex, or have you heard it used more on girls than boys? I don't know any Ellis' btw.

[Shaz10]

I don't know any, but would have said male.

[activate]

Ellis is a boy's name

it is not a girl's name although is being used as one now - kind of like Marilyn I suppose

[telsa]

Most definitely a boy's name - are some using it for girls now? Surprising.

[BertieBasset]

I know an Ellis aged about 11 who is a boy.

I also know an Ellise pronounced the same way, aged 3, who is a girl.

I'd say it is a boy's name personally, or perhaps unisex. Def not just a girls name though!

[DomesticG0ddess]

Good, I find boys' names are tricky and have my heart set on this one!

[MrsJohnDeere]

The only one I know is female (in her 30s).

[sedgiebaby]

It is unisex, I would have said more girly not knowing an Ellis of either sex, but having asked around the response is mixed. As I really like it for dd1.

It 'sounds' a more pretty/feminine unisex one to me. But I also wonder if it comes down to who you happen to know with that name? e.g. I only know male 'Ashley's' so I view it as more of a boys name.

[traceybath]

I know two and they're both female.

[weegiemum]

I also know 2 - both female, one a toddler, the other a teenager.

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

I always think of it as a girls' name, however, I know only boys called Ellis (so I thought it was just me).

[wonderstuff]

How strange - I thought definitly a boys name - was on our short list for ds.

[mrswoodentop]

In the US I think it is quite common as a girls name.What about Elliot?

[sedgiebaby]

PBI... to me Elliot is most definately a boys name although I understand also unisex?...can't see this one!

[DuelingFanjo]

it's definitely a boy's name though if you want to use the Welsh I would think Elis is the real spelling.

[DuelingFanjo]

because the double l, 'Ll', is a completely different sound in the Welsh language.

[AxisofEvil]

I know one toddler called Ellis - male and from a Welsh family

[DomesticG0ddess]

It is definitely a boys name originally - it is a Welsh name, meaning benevolent, and often a Welsh surname. Other sources say it is Greek, coming from Elias.

With his surname it will definitely sound male - if I was having a DD, I would have to choose a clearcut feminine name.

mrsw, I do like Elliot, but I liked the Welsh connection of Ellis.

[ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave]

Ellis is a boy's name, IMO. It's a family name on both sides of DH's family and one we're considering as a middle name if DC3 is a DS2. I have heard of its being used for girls, though, but then I've heard of Ryan, Michael, James, Rory and Finlay being used for girls so who has any idea these days?

[ShadeofViolet]

I know two and they are both boys.

I know an Ellise which is pronounced el-eee-s and she is a girl.

[DomesticG0ddess]

Duelling, it is Ellis in Wales too. I know what you mean about the double LL, but it must not apply in certain spellings, eg Dillan, which is another (welsh) way of spelling Dylan.

[Bacofoil]

boy

have known 2, both boys

never heard of a female Ellis though I think it works as a girl's name too

[Bacofoil]

...or am I thinking of Alice...?

[Shabbychiclover]

My two year old ds is Ellis.Everyone loves the name and it suits him and his cheeky personality.

[DuelingFanjo]

"Duelling, it is Ellis in Wales too"


there's also an Elis in Wales which is the name of my Welsh speaking friend's nephew. She says it would be a different pronounciation in Welsh with the double 'L'.

[DuelingFanjo]

There also isn't a name 'Dillan', the welsh way is Dylan which would be pronounced Dul-Ann.