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Is this a boy or girls name?

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mothertobe789 · 04/12/2018 20:08

Ellis. I know it is unisex but would you think more of a boy or girl if you heard this name?

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LMDC · 28/12/2018 22:56

The only Ellis I know is female

GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo · 28/12/2018 20:23

Both.
I've taught many boys with that name and 2 girls.

clpsmum · 28/12/2018 20:18

I'm in Scotland and only heard of girls called Ellis

fluffygreenmonsterhoody · 28/12/2018 20:15

I only know one Ellis and she’s a girl.

Sarahandduck18 · 28/12/2018 20:12

Prob boy but could be eithet

HettyB · 28/12/2018 19:52

I think of it as primarily a boys name, which is odd as the only one I’ve ever met is female.

Itisnearlybedtimeyet · 28/12/2018 11:13

I've heard it on both but I don't think it really suits either - on boys I think "that sounds like a little girl's name" and on girls I think "that sounds like a little boys name" for some reason

golddustwomen · 28/12/2018 10:48

My son is Ellis. I LOVE his name.

Loupenny25 · 28/12/2018 10:36

I've only known a female Ellis so for me it's a girls name but as all the other comments show it seems gender neutral!

chachaboom · 08/12/2018 11:12

Boy. 44th most popular boys name in Wales this year. Been around forever.
Usually spelled with one L if proper Welsh though.

Timetobealive · 08/12/2018 10:53

I know a girl Ellis but no boys.

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Madeline88 · 08/12/2018 09:31

Ellis is a boys name. I’d use Alice or Elise for a girl.

BertrandRussell · 08/12/2018 09:30

I think Alice sounds like a boy. I know one-he's a rock star, so it's definitely unisex. Prefer it for a boy though.

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Alfie190 · 08/12/2018 08:16

Only heard of it as a surname.

If it had to be a first name, then seems more for a boy.

Fantastiqueangel · 08/12/2018 08:00

Name for a boy in reality, with a handful of girls being given it. If you like the sound, I'd go for Alice, definitely girl and elegant and classic, good for adults and as a child.

MelanieCheeks · 08/12/2018 07:54

I know 2, both girls. One is a dancer in London, the other a fashion blogger in Scotland.

ForAMinuteThere · 08/12/2018 07:51

Boy - conjurs up a cheeky one to me.

FluffyDavis · 08/12/2018 00:08

I know 2, both boys

snop · 07/12/2018 23:59

I know of a few boys and a girl, both the same spelling, the girl is 17 and the boys aged 4-8 so I used to think it was more of a girls name until the boys came along.

MonaChopsis · 07/12/2018 23:54

Boy's name to me. And I have just learnt something as I have always heard 'Alice Grey' not Ellis Grey, when watching Grey's Anatomy. Oh the joys of being Antipodean!!

3boysandabump · 07/12/2018 23:41

Boy

ABitOTT · 07/12/2018 23:32

Always considered Ellis a male name even though I've never met a male Ellis. 15 years ago I met a female Ellis. She totally suits her name & don't see why it cannot be a unisex name.

helpingvsdoinghomework · 07/12/2018 23:28

Boy

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