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Ellis - which gender?

185 replies

Maize · 20/03/2010 19:09

I love the name Ellis for a boy.

My mum, who is a primary school teacher, says that it is a girls name and a boy called Ellis will be teased.

I know that Ellie is very popular for girls but is Ellis?

Thanks!

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FatFrumpyFilly · 19/04/2014 01:00

I always thought of it as a boys name but it really suits DD's female friend.

Ekatea · 19/04/2014 00:44

My little girl is called Ellis, & I think it is a lovely classy name for a girl. I would say it was more of a girls name.

Moonshine1 · 15/04/2014 12:34

Boy.

MrGeresHamster · 13/04/2014 18:02

Definitely a boys name! I know of several, they are all boys. I love it.

NadiaWadia · 13/04/2014 17:45

My great uncle was called Ellis, so it will always be a boys' name to me. Don't really see the need to use it for girls, goodness knows there are enough girls' names starting with 'Ell' like Eleanor, Ella etc. Or there's Alice, which it may get mixed up for if using for a girl.

SirChenjin · 13/04/2014 17:27

It's a girls name here - I know of 2

Alisvolatpropiis · 13/04/2014 17:25

It's a Welsh boys name as Essie said.

I do know of a girl Ellis, she'd be around 20 now. Everyone was apparently Hmm at the time (I don't remember I was 4ish at the time) and there was much muttering that it was "like calling a girl Stephen".

cremolafoam · 09/04/2014 18:35

The one I know is a lady in her 50s

iklboo · 09/04/2014 18:34

Boy.

Keepthechangeyoufilthyanimal · 09/04/2014 18:23

I only know one and he's a boy

ToffeeJungle · 09/04/2014 18:10

I know of one - he's a boy.

I quite like it!

pilates · 09/04/2014 16:48

Boy

Groovee · 09/04/2014 16:40

I've got friends with both genders called Ellis.

iseenodust · 09/04/2014 16:26

Boys name. There is one in DS's class and I've never heard it turned into anything funny/nicknamey.

cloggal · 09/04/2014 16:19

Only ever heard it used for girls, but can see how it works for both.

cheekyfunkymonkey · 09/04/2014 14:16

Boy. Never heard it used as a girls name.

EllenJanesthickerknickers · 09/04/2014 11:55

Ellis was given to 627 boys and 25 girls in 2012 in England and Wales, so 25 times more boys than girls. HTH.

StackALee · 09/04/2014 11:51

Ellis is a boy's name.

EllenJanesthickerknickers · 09/04/2014 11:48

If you actually look at the statistics Ellis is much more commonly used for boys. The Ellis I know has Welsh parents and is a boy.

whiteblossom · 09/04/2014 10:36

Ellis is my grandfathers name but its also my middle name, but its the name my dh uses for me. (dh thinks my Christian name is too posh!)

I'd say its a boys names but who cares! Smile

meditrina · 09/04/2014 09:33

Boy's name.

(Or a surname).

TheKangaroo · 09/04/2014 09:17

I think it's a boy in my mind, althoigh I only know a girl called Ellis. Mind you, I know girls called Jaiden and Quinn, so I don't know how much it matters as those two are both definitely boy names in my mind too.

Jules1965 · 09/04/2014 06:58

My daughter is called Ellis. She was named after Ellis Ward off uk tv. She is now 22 and you hear a lot more girls being called Ellis now days. I know at least 4 yet I don't know any boys. my son even went out with an Ellis (girl) if you like the name use it for girl or boy what does it matter.

heymatilda · 09/04/2014 06:53

Ive never heard it for a boy. Have taught 2 (teenage) girls called Ellis. I love it for both but would think it was quite a girly boys name.

Incidentally, I've taught some pupils with very far out names (Happy, Swastika, Humbert, Ferrari, etc) and have never known children to be bullied because of their names (just teachers to snigger slightly at first!) really think it's a myth about children bullying because of names particularly in multicultural areas.

Ellislouise · 08/04/2014 20:50

MY NAME IS ELLIS. I'M A GIRL.