Jos, Ellis or Kit?

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We're expecting a little boy in September and looking for a short, simple, known name, that's still fairly unusual. His middle name will be Bernard or Harry, which are family names. Our surname is 1 syllable and starts with a 'W'.

Thoughts on which you like best, any pitfalls to be aware of or brilliant other suggestions, much appreciated please!

Of those, Ellis. It is more established as a name in its own right.

How about Jed?

Ellis
I can't even pronounce Jos, is it like Joz? It feels like it's missing the h to be Josh for me.

I like kit best. But I would use Christopher on bc to give him more choices of name to use.

Jos for me is short for Jocelyn. Nice but I would want the full name and then shortened.

I think that about Kit too, as in short for Christopher.

I don't dislike Ellis but it isn't to my personal taste.

Congratulations!

Kit. I’d think of Jos as a girls’ name.

Kit. My favourite boys name and I couldn't use it.

Jos sounds like an abbreviation of Jocelyn. I haven't heard it in any other context.

Ellis and Kit are both good.

Ellis. The others are too try-hard.

I really like Jos but the spelling doesn't look right, I prefer Joss.

Jos I think of as being short for Josephine or Joscelyn so a girls name.
I like Kit but I’d use it as a shortening for Christopher.
Ellis is ok.

I’d spell it Joss.

I quite like Ellis, or Elliot?

Love Jed.

Kit. I think I'd probably put Christopher on the birth certificate.

Ellis! Love it...wanted my youngest ds to be called that but dh wasn't keen so that is his middle name. Went with Frankie instead

Yes, Jed or Eli are both similar and cool. Jos/Joss I’d def think it was a girl. Kit really is lovely but I couldn’t just use it without using Christopher.

Ellis was in the running for DD had she been a DS! I liked Eli but oh didn't

But don’t listen to me because I like Fran for a boy but was put off by everyone saying it sounded too much like a girl!

Kit then if he ever has a sister you can call her Kat

Oh yes, I like Eli.

I know a female Kit so it's always been a female name for me.

Kit

Love Kit!

Jos Buttler (England cricketer) is actually a Joseph so can be used for boys too.

I like Joss rather than Jos, but Kit my favourite overall. Really not a fan of Ellis at all.

When I was expecting i wanted Joss for a boy, but was slightly put off by Joss Stone (being that she's a girl though not may well not be her birth name).
Anyway still think Joss is a fab name and Joss Stone is less famous now.

Ellis i feel is a surname plus have known a girl called Ellis.

Of the 3, Joe. Ellis would make a nice middle name. Kit just makes me think of the Rooneys.

I would say Jos is short for Joseph, Kit short for Christopher and Ellis stands alone. I’m a big fan of giving the "full" name and then using the short version, so that when the child grows up he/she has the choice of keeping the short or using the full name (or a different short!). They all sound good with Bernard, Joseph/Jos and Christopher/Kit sound ok with Harry (I think you said? forgotten already 🤦‍♀️)