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Ellis - girl or boy?

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Writerz34 · 16/12/2024 19:02

Do you think of Ellis being a girls or boys name?

(There are people of both genders with the name but wondering what comes to mind)

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MumonabikeE5 · 19/12/2024 10:42

Both, standard male name, less typical female name.

Chersfrozenface · 19/12/2024 10:32

Ladamesansmerci · 19/12/2024 10:27

Just makes me think of Ellis Grey, so girl!

There's a female lawyer, originally American, called Gareth.

And an American actress called Sean.

Ellis Grey is a character in an American TV drama. As is Meredith Grey (Meredith, properly Maredudd, contains the elements 'great' or 'sea' + 'lord').

Americans do strange things with names.

Ladamesansmerci · 19/12/2024 10:27

Just makes me think of Ellis Grey, so girl!

Heartofglass12345 · 19/12/2024 10:26

I have an Ellis, he's a boy but I have heard of female Ellis's too. He also has a friend called Elis who's a boy (wales)
I would say it was unisex

KirstenBlest · 19/12/2024 10:12

Isn't the Irish name Eilis?

KirstenBlest · 19/12/2024 09:57

Gwenhwyfar · 16/12/2024 22:13

Somewhat common as a surname in Wales too so obviously a boy's name for me.
Ellis as a girl would be like Robin or Morgan as a girl for me - something I know can exist in some places.

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Same here. I would assume they were boys, because I know many men with them as first or middle names. Elis has been popular for baby boys for decades.
I'd put them in the same category as Owen or Pierce.

I really dislike Meredith for a girl. It just seems all wrong compared with the nice boys name Meredydd, from which it originates.

Fontainebleau007 · 19/12/2024 09:46

Boy

user1492757084 · 19/12/2024 09:30

Ellis is for a male.
It is quite old fashioned.
Back in the same era there were boys called..
Beverley, Bailey, Riley, Marion

Now-a-days the sound of it makes me think of Alice.

AuntieStella · 17/12/2024 10:40

allmybooksarefromthelibrary · 16/12/2024 22:11

I immediately think boys’ name, despite my only actual references being Ellis Peters (pen name of a female novelist) and my female next door neighbour is an Ellis as well!

Ellis Peters took it with reference to Ellis Bell - the male pen name of Emily Bronte

oakleaffy · 17/12/2024 10:06

Boy.

SkaneTos · 17/12/2024 10:03

stitchinguru · 17/12/2024 00:37

I have/had a boy Ellis.
lost him on Christmas Day 2019. He would have been 30 in February.
It’s a lovely name and I used to get loads of compliments for it.

My condolences.

Pumpkincozynights · 17/12/2024 06:48

Unisex but verring towards boy.

samedifferent · 17/12/2024 03:38

Boy

useitorlose · 17/12/2024 03:37

Boy

JingleB · 17/12/2024 02:59

Boy - or male nom de plume for female novelists

CrushingOnRubies · 17/12/2024 02:54

I know Both a female and male Ellis

KittenPause · 17/12/2024 01:46

I only know boys called Ellis

stitchinguru · 17/12/2024 00:37

I have/had a boy Ellis.
lost him on Christmas Day 2019. He would have been 30 in February.
It’s a lovely name and I used to get loads of compliments for it.

crumblingschools · 17/12/2024 00:31

Boy

LisaJohnsonsFacebookMole · 17/12/2024 00:29

Boy

BobbyBiscuits · 17/12/2024 00:12

I prefer it for a girl.

XmasSocks · 17/12/2024 00:11

Boy

Enough4me · 17/12/2024 00:11

Boy

Crispynoodle · 17/12/2024 00:06

Girl here in Ireland

aintnospringchicken · 16/12/2024 23:04

Boy

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