Ellis for a boy

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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?

I really like it.

Nic

Nice sorry

I like it

Love

Lovely

It's a good enough unisex name. Probably sensible nowadays

I like it and know is several.

LOVE LOVE LOVE Ellis for a boy

I don't like it, sorry. Sounds a bit weak.

How about Leon or Lawrence?

I love Ellis... know an almost 5yo Ellis & he’s super cute so that might bias my feelings

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

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.

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

Love Ellis

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

@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?

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

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

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.

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

I didn't even know it was unisex!

The only Ellis I know is a boy.

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

@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 :)

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