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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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liquidrevolution · 05/12/2018 20:40

Both. I know an American Ellis who is female.

Twelve8Ts · 05/12/2018 20:39

@ernjas Exactly.

Raintreeap · 05/12/2018 20:16

Boy but I think its nicer on a girl

BertrandRussell · 05/12/2018 20:07

It is objectively a boy's name. A tiny minority of Ellises are girls.

SylvanianFrenemies · 05/12/2018 19:56

I think girl first, but could be either. Also thought of Ellis Peters (female author).

ernjas · 05/12/2018 19:54

@Twelve8Ts @BertrandRussell I don't think it is like calling your daughter Dave Confused given that Ellis is a unisex name!

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 05/12/2018 19:51

Girls name

BertrandRussell · 05/12/2018 19:18

It is exactly like calling your daughter Dave!

Twelve8Ts · 05/12/2018 19:15

OK so it’s a traditional Welsh (amongst others) name that has a feminine sound to it. It’s not like calling your daughter Dave is my point.

DonDrapersOldFashioned · 05/12/2018 17:45

twelve, it is a traditional Welsh boy’s name

Twelve8Ts · 05/12/2018 17:03

Has quite a feminine sound to it anyway. It’s not exactly a classic boys name.

bluebellation · 05/12/2018 16:59

I know an Elice ( pronounced Ellis)

HopeGarden · 05/12/2018 16:01

Boy.

I’ve met several male Ellis’s but not a single female one.

BertrandRussell · 05/12/2018 15:54

But it's not female. There are 10 times more male than female Ellises!

cherrysfortea · 05/12/2018 15:49

I know a girl and a boy called Ellis

Also Ellis Grey is called Ellis from Greys anatomy

Both!

RuthW · 05/12/2018 15:48

I know a male and female Ellis. I think of it being female though.

iforgotwhatiwasgoingtosay · 05/12/2018 15:27

I think girl as my Best friend growing up was Ellys

LipstickTraces · 05/12/2018 13:45

Boys name

DonDrapersOldFashioned · 05/12/2018 12:10

Ellis = Welsh boy’s name to me.

Twelve8Ts · 05/12/2018 12:09

I know of 2 girls with the name Ellis. Think it’s quite nice

Cosmoa · 05/12/2018 11:51

Completely a girls name to me! I don't know any boys names Ellis but it's my sisters name and I know a baby girl called Ellis also ❤️

Icklepup · 05/12/2018 11:47

Boy but in Germany Alice sounds even more like Ellis and vice versa.

BertrandRussell · 05/12/2018 11:39

It's overwhelmingly a boy's name. Only 100 or so girls a year.

Why do people think it's OK to give girl's boy's names when they would' dream of doing the other way round?

Astronica · 05/12/2018 11:16

Also makes me think of Emily Bronte. I assume it's usually a boy, but I would want to check as it could be either.

Shadow1234 · 05/12/2018 10:48

I know a young girl of 17 called Ellis - but I like it for a girl or boy.

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