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Ellis- would you use this for a boy or a girl?

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lollipopz · 02/02/2009 10:46

I liked this if baby turned out to be a boy but recently heard of a wee girl with the name.
What is the mn opinion!
Don't want to give a boy a girls name iyswim!
This is dc 4 and the name sounds nice with the other dcs names.

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mileniwmffalcon · 15/04/2009 14:03

ellis is a boy's name

RachieB · 15/04/2009 14:01

surely Eli is short for Elijah?

lol

nappyaddict · 13/04/2009 12:34

It's definitely a boy's name. It can be short for Elijah.

tiggerlovestobounce · 07/04/2009 19:39

I know a girl called Ellis, it suits her. Before I saw this thread it hadnt occured to me that Ellis could be a boys name.

janeite · 07/04/2009 19:34

I know a boy called Ellis: he is probably the most beautiful looking little boy I have ever seen!

Don't like it for a girl at all but love Elise or Esme.

loppylou · 07/04/2009 19:32

My DS2 is Ellis, I know another Ellis that is a boy, think its more of a boys name.
Ellis for a girl or boy
Elis for a boy
My niece is Elise so very confusing for the grandparents they are always getting mixed up

donna101 · 06/04/2009 13:27

I like it for a girl too its at the top of my girls name list!

purpleduck · 06/04/2009 10:25

Isn't Ellis Meredith's mum in Grey's Anatomy?

wilbur · 06/04/2009 10:16

I think I'm in the minority, but I think of it as a girl's name as my mother's best friend was called Ellis. Cool name either way, though.

wotulookinat · 06/04/2009 10:15

I know a girl called Ellis so to me it is a girl's name.

thumbbunny · 06/04/2009 10:07

Actually the little girl I know called Ellis was named for her GM's surname (Ellis, obviously) - it is a surname in our family.

thumbbunny · 06/04/2009 10:05

I know a girl called Ellis too - I think it's getting more popular as a girl's name.

But don't let that stop you if you like it - lots of names are used by both (although fewer now):
Marion
Shirley
Evelyn
Vivien (should be spelt differently according to gender but frequently isn't)
Kay
Erin
Sid
Hilary
Frankie

Geepers · 06/04/2009 09:59

I wouldn't use it for either. It's a boy's name but sounds way too feminine and girly.

MarlaSinger · 06/04/2009 09:53

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Jenf2306 · 06/04/2009 09:51

i liked ellis for my dd and do prefer it for a girl xx

FairLadyOfMuslinCloth · 06/04/2009 01:31

Isn't it a welsh boys name.might be wrong...
but the ellis I know was welsh and a boy anyway...

oldraver · 06/04/2009 01:26

My DS is Ellis, it comes from Elijah so a boys name

I believe in the US it is very popular as a gilrs name

RachieB · 04/02/2009 18:54

bocca lol yes of course

i dont actually know anyone with the surname Ellis ?????? lol

chavvy ?! how veeeeerrrrrry dare you! pmsl

tis a lovely welsh name

here it is soooo not chavvy nor is Morgan ( which has been slated for being chavvy on here many times)

Leo9 · 03/02/2009 20:05

I'm afraid round 'ere this is reserved for Chavvy boys. Sorry.

Along these kind of 'plain' lines why not Ines for a girl which is I think far nicer and far more elegant and - female!

RumMum · 03/02/2009 19:45

Cough cough

My Daughter is an ELLIS..

a lady I knew had a baby girl and called her Ellis.. although Ellie was very popular at the time, she was known as Ellie.. this baby was big and bonny with a great big gummy grin.. I fell in love with the baby and the name.... may have been different if she whinged and smeit of sick... but there you go... I thought we would call her Ellie but rarely do...

years ago there were 2 Girl Ellis's in DD's swimming class...

still love the name... it really suits her.. although her friends now call her Elle...

boccadellaverita · 03/02/2009 19:38

Ah but, Rachie B, I would point to the Bible as evidence that James and Thomas were first names first, if you see what I mean. Evan, I think, is the Welsh form of John, isn't it?

ohdearwhatamess · 03/02/2009 19:33

Boy

RachieB · 03/02/2009 19:28

lol but James,Thomas,Evan(s) etc are all surnames too

dizzydixies · 03/02/2009 19:26

I have known both a grown man and a young girl with the name Ellis

I loved it on both of them and don't think it matters at all

two of my girls have very girly names and my DD3 has a name more associated with a boy but it doesnt' matter

your dc will make the name their own regardless of male or female

boccadellaverita · 03/02/2009 19:23

I don't like it because it's a surname used as a first name for a boy. I'd like it even less if it were used for a girl.

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