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Ellis or Ennis

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sparkleshine · 01/03/2011 19:42

Not for me...

SIL's best friend is 6 months pregnant with a little boy.
Thinking of these 2 names. I'm not too sure but prefer Ellis.

Any thoughts?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 01/03/2011 19:53

I prefer Ennis, but really you should be getting her onto MN Grin

PrincessScrumpy · 01/03/2011 19:56

The only Ellis I know is a girl - she's very naughty and has massive attitude issues. (I work in a secondary school). It means I rule out quite a few names this way I'm afraid.

meditrina · 01/03/2011 19:57

I think Ellis is a fabulous name.

meditrina · 01/03/2011 19:58

(and it's always a boy's name to me)

PepsiPopcorn · 01/03/2011 20:16

Ellis

agora1 · 01/03/2011 20:17

I thought Ellis was a girls name too...

eatyourveg · 01/03/2011 20:39

lots of males called Ellis in Wales - I've never heard of it being used for a girl

purepurple · 01/03/2011 20:42

I prefer Ellis (and only know it as a boy's name too)

GetOrfMoiLand · 01/03/2011 20:43

OOH Ennis is a lovely name. Much prefer that to Ellis (which to my mind is a girl's name, as I went to school with a female Ellis).

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sparkleshine · 01/03/2011 20:43

Not heard it for a girl...have only known of 1, a colleague at work, his son is an Ellis.

Can pass it on though, might make a difference

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meditrina · 01/03/2011 20:55

Ellis is historically a variant of Elias (and therefore Elijah); it's also an anglicised version of the old Welsh boys' name Elisud.

mayanna123 · 01/03/2011 21:08

Both lovely names for a boy.

What does your SIL's friend think, after all it is her baby Smile.

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sparkleshine · 02/03/2011 08:45

She can't decide herself. Ooh I like Elias and Elijah also. Might put them on my list for when TTC. Will give SIL those options also though to give her.

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SilkStalkings · 02/03/2011 13:11

Does nobody else think penis (or at least Dennis Pennis) when they see Ennis?

GwendolineMaryLacey · 02/03/2011 13:32

Love Ennis, much nicer than Ellis which is a bit too popular for me.

mamsnet · 02/03/2011 13:36

Ennis is a town in the West of Ireland.. To me it would be like calling him Oxford or Milton Keynes..

kiwidreamer · 02/03/2011 15:50

Yep my first thought was the playground teasing of penis - why would a parent take the risk... Ellis is ok and only a boys name to me personally but I much prefer Elias or Elijah (nn Eli?)

mayanna123 · 02/03/2011 16:52

What about the teasing potential of Willy with William - that is much more likely than saying Peenis from Ennis (they don't even rhyme...Hmm

Onion1968 · 02/03/2011 22:26

my best female friend is called Ellis. It is a lovely name

SilkStalkings · 03/03/2011 09:36

Suppose it's no worse than Virginia / Vagina.

DandyDan · 03/03/2011 10:35

Ellis is more of a girl's name, I think - nicknames for it seem more feminine - Elle, or Ellie.

Ennis makes me think of Ennis del Mar in Brokeback Mountain.

lilyberry · 03/03/2011 23:32

DandyDan - My first thought was Ennis from Brokeback Mountain.

SilkStalkings · 04/03/2011 16:05

Well surely that would be the final nail in the coffin?

ShowOfHands · 04/03/2011 16:06

Ennis Del Mar

I adore that film. Great name.

Northernlurker · 04/03/2011 16:12

Enis is the name of the BNP candidate for yesterday'e by election. That must be the female version I suppose.

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