Ellis - which gender?

[Maize]

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!

I only know one and he's a boy

Boy.

The one I know is a lady in her 50s

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 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".

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

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.

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

Boy.

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.

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

40 year old bloke next door is Ellis. Never heard of a girl one.

Boy.

Ellis would be the name if I ever have another DS. Not likely but I love the name

A friend has a nephew called Ellis, he is about 4 I think.

I absolutely love the name Ellis for a boy but couldn't have it as it is my step daughters middle name! so it suits both sexes but I prefer it as a boys name

I didn't know it was a girls name! Always boys i have met been Ellis
But then my last name is Ellis!

I know a boy one but i would worry about Elli for short.

Either is ok but it Is more of a boys name to my ears.
I know a little Ellis. I think its a cool name.

DS2 is Ellis. The only time before that we had heard the name was an American man whom DH had worked with many years ago. Not long after ours was born we heard of a girl locally called Ellis who is about 4 years older than him. I was gutted as I had wanted to pick a relatively unusual name. I met the mum not long after who said that she knew it was a boys name but loved it enough to use it for a girl. I have since met a very young boy Ellis.

Only ever known of one Ellis; he was a male character in Brookside

Can be either. Emily's nom de plume was Ellis and her sisters were Currer and Acton.

The Brontes deliberately chose male names for their noms de plume.

I'm welsh and have never heard of a girl being called Elis. I know lots of Boy who are called Elis... 1 L though not 2.

I would assume as it's a name that's derived from a surname that it's a boy or if it were a girl I would presume American.

The only Ellis I know is a girl of about 5 but I still think of it as a boy's name.

Boy