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Ellis for a boy

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itseasybeingcheesy · 25/05/2019 18:03

We are expecting DS1 in the summer and struggling for a boys name we both like. We have liked and then went off Caleb and Theo and are now circling around Ellis as the favourite.

I like names that are heard of and recognisable but not modern or with lots of syllables. I also like Aaron but DH is not keen.

Now that he is coming around to Ellis I am wobbling. But I can't actually think of any others I like enough to name a child. Thoughts on Ellis?? Suggestions for others?

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cranberrymoon · 25/05/2019 23:27

Sounds weedy

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 25/05/2019 23:24

I only know girls called Ellis.

RaininSummer · 25/05/2019 23:16

Funny as I would always assume Ellis to be a boy unless told otherwise.

CrazyCatNerd · 25/05/2019 23:13

Ellis is VERY popular here in Wales. It's a great name got a boy. I've never, ever heard it for a girl and I think it would be mocked here.

AuntieStella · 25/05/2019 23:11

Ellis is deffo a boys name.

Look famous women writers who wanted to publish under a male name, Ellis Bell and Ellis Peters. (Emily Bronte and Edith Pargeter, who also chose John Redfern, Jolyon Carr and Peter Benedict).

I hint it's a great choice for a boy

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itseasybeingcheesy · 25/05/2019 22:55

@Shadow1234 Aidan was one of my favourite choices but DH vetoed it from the list he just couldn't get in on with it.

Loved lots of those other names too but some of them are very popular amongst friends and acquaintances at the moment so I couldn't choose any of them without their being a few of them in our friendship group.

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Shadow1234 · 25/05/2019 22:30

I love the name for boy or girl. My friends daughter is called Ellis -18 year old), so yes it has become more unisex over the years.

Other suggestions

Elliott
Fraser
Aiden
Zachary or Zac
Remy
Dexter
Quinn
Isaac
Elijah

sirmione16 · 25/05/2019 22:24

I have an Eli Grin

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itseasybeingcheesy · 25/05/2019 22:20

@Chickenwing I need to watch die hard again I can't remember Coke snorting Ellis! Any excuse to watch die hard though.

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Chachaslider · 25/05/2019 22:11

@bridgetreilly that is how you pronounce Aaron in my experience?
Lovely name OP .

Antonin · 25/05/2019 22:07

To me Ellis doesn’t sound weak, though Lawrence does, so guess it’s all up to preference and experience regarding the name.
I think it’s only been used as a girl’s name relatively recently
If I heard it I would think boy first.

Chickenwing · 25/05/2019 22:06

I like Ellis, but it does make me think of the annoying guy who does coke in Die Hard.

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itseasybeingcheesy · 25/05/2019 21:57

@daisypond I had no idea it had Welsh heritage too! It's a version of Elias that means "for God" in Hebrew. I'll have to look up it's Welsh meaning too :)

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daisypond · 25/05/2019 21:52

I like it but it’s not a shortening of Elias. I’ve never heard that at least. It’s an old Welsh name.

youarenotkiddingme · 25/05/2019 21:20

I didn't even know it was unisex!

The only Ellis I know is a boy.

kaytee87 · 25/05/2019 21:05

My friends son is called Ellis, when they announced his birth I assumed he was a girl.

Aph413 · 25/05/2019 20:38

Love Ellis, I have a male relative with the name. I always associate it with nice people as I've never met a horrible Ellis.

bridgetreilly · 25/05/2019 20:35

I like Ellis (and Elias). I would avoid Aaron, because many people will pronounce it Arran.

Realbee85 · 25/05/2019 19:21

It's a gorgeous name and I love Elias too.

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itseasybeingcheesy · 25/05/2019 19:10

@BobbyBrewstersMagicTorch lovely suggestions thanks, do you think it seems weak to you due to being a unisex name or is there another reason?

I think this is cementing it as the top choice anyway but I'd like to hear if it's the unisex slant or something else?

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itseasybeingcheesy · 25/05/2019 19:08

Thanks all for the thoughts. It's a shortening of Elias and I really like it as it's simple and standalone. I think I was wavering because I didn't know whether most people would assume it was a female only name as we don't know anyone called Ellis. Also we go to a church that seems swamped with little boys at the moment and to find a name that isn't already taken 2 or 3 times at church has been hard going!

@Pinkarsedfly great taste Wink

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youarenotkiddingme · 25/05/2019 19:04

Love Ellis

Isntthatalwaystheway · 25/05/2019 19:04

REALLY like it OP, different without being unusual, Don't think I've ever met one either!

Neighneigh · 25/05/2019 19:03

We know a boy Ellis who is the kindest and most lovely of all my son's friends. So I associate it with him. It's a lovely name for a boy.

Pinkarsedfly · 25/05/2019 18:59

We must have the same taste in names. I have two dogs and a son named Caleb, Theo and Elliot Grin

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