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Absolutely adore this name, one of my favourite male names. It's so pleasant sounding, it has a nice meaning, I've met three people called Ellis and they have all been absolute sweethearts.
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Also used as a feminine name in Dutch: https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Ellis
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My son is named Ellis and to me it’s not a unisex name at all. It’s just a softer masculine name, like Andreas, Gabriel, Elias or Julian. Occasionally when he introduces himself it gets misheard as Alex or Atlas. So far he likes his name and it hasn’t been common in any of the places we’ve lived. I like that it means benevolent and he lives up to that meaning.
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Ellis Achong (1904 – 1986) was a sportsman from Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. He played cricket for the West Indies and was the first person of known Chinese descent to play in a Test match.
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I love the name, definitely sounds more male to me than female; I prefer Elise or Elsie for a girl. Especially love the soft 'Ell' sound.
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I knew a girl called Ellis, I like the name for both genders.
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Ellis Carver (played by Seth Gillam) is a fictional detective in the Baltimore Police Department in the TV show "The Wire".
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I know a person with the name Ellis. She goes by Ellie. I think that this serves as a better last name.
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I've only met girls with this name.
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I absolutely love this name, as a first name and a middle name. My cousin's name is Jane Ellis, Ellis being her middle name. When paired together, the name Jane Ellis means 'angel or child of god'.
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A terrific name for a boy. Love it.
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This is a nice name.
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It actually doesn't sound like Alice unless maybe English is not your native language.
Alice and Ellis don't sound the same and neither do Allie and Ellie, Amber and Ember or "salary" and "celery".
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Alice and Ellis don't sound the same and neither do Allie and Ellie, Amber and Ember or "salary" and "celery".
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I don't think it works on boys, because this name just sounds like Alice when someone isn't able to pronounce it correctly.
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Ellis, for a GIRL? Hmm, seems way too masculine to me. Elise is so much better for girls, why would someone choose Ellis over Elise?
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Ellis is the name of the girl from the mountain who befriended an injured wolf pup in the Netflix series The Dragon Prince. She had a well known role in Season 1.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's husband and first son both bore this as a second given name - Calvin Ellis Stowe and Henry Ellis Beecher Stowe, respectively :-)
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I would love to name my daughter Ellis if I have one. I think it’s such a strong unique name.
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I am the first girl in my family to have the first name, Ellis.
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My brother's name is Ellis, Buddy for short. Kinda ugly but his middle name is Ray soo how can I judge...
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I don't really like it that much on a boy, but I really hate it on a girl because it sounds too masculine. Use Elise or Ellie instead.
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My Dad's name is Ellis. My brother's name is Ellis Jr., his son is Ellis III. My 3rd son's name is Kevin Ellis. My first grandson's name is Bryce Ellis. And my 2nd grandson's is James Ellis. I hope they will keep it going. My Dad passed away in June this year :(
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Ellis can be unisex, but I like it better as a boy’s name. To me, it sounds more strong than weak, and a boy should be proud to have it. In my opinion, it’s a little masculine for a girl rather than too feminine for a boy, but I like it as a girl’s name too.
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I’ve only met boy Ellis, but I only love it for a girl, not a boy!
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You guys keep elevating your comments in the topic to loving Ellis.2 for a girl, and then you go unisex way. Overall it’s a great name and I do love it for a boy, but for a girl I love Ellisana, kinda forced, huh?
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In 2018, 63 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Ellis who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 1, 332nd most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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Ellis is my little brother's name. I think it's great, but I hate the fact that this is now being used on girls. Elise is much better on girls.
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Ellis was the name of a male character from the zombie game Left 4 Dead 2.
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Actually, I can picture this equally well on a girl or boy.
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Ellis Albert "Al" Swearengen was an American pimp and entertainment entrepreneur who ran the Gem Theater, a notorious brothel, in Deadwood, South Dakota for 22 years during the late 19th century.
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The name Ellis was given to 334 girls born in the US in 2016.
96 percent of people with the first name Ellis are male.
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96 percent of people with the first name Ellis are male.
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Ellis is my father's first name, my middle name, and if the baby my wife is carrying turns out to be a boy, it will be his middle name also.
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I strongly recommend Ellis for a girl. Most people have Ellis as a girl name. Ellis just sounds weird for a boy. Even though I have a friend named Joey that is a girl. Anyways, my name is actually Ellis and I am a girl, so there!
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Before Ellis ever became a surname, it was simply a medieval English form of Elias. From it we also get Ellice, Eliott, Elliot, Elliott, Elicot, Ellicot, Ellisot, Elisot(a) etc. These last few forms were also feminine.
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This is an old family name in my family. My great grandfather, father and brother all carried it as a middle name.
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This is an old family name for my family. It's a middle name for my great grandfather, father and brother.
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Nice, except what nicknames?
Ellie, Elsie, Lissy, Elle, the only ones I could find are feminine. A male could just be called Ellis, those are ultra-feminine. Ellis is a good name for a boy, Elise or Alice that sound the same are better for girls. Ellis is good by itself. It sounds like Elise or Alice, as an above user pointed out. That (or Emily Bronte's pen name) may have motivated feminine usage. It is a wonderful masculine name, overall.
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Ellie, Elsie, Lissy, Elle, the only ones I could find are feminine. A male could just be called Ellis, those are ultra-feminine. Ellis is a good name for a boy, Elise or Alice that sound the same are better for girls. Ellis is good by itself. It sounds like Elise or Alice, as an above user pointed out. That (or Emily Bronte's pen name) may have motivated feminine usage. It is a wonderful masculine name, overall.
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Emily Bronte, sister of Anne and Charlotte Bronte, author of Wuthering Heights, went by Ellis Bell as her pen name because as a woman she could not publish her work. For girls Elise is a better name though.
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I know a boy called Ellis, and a while ago he entered and won a competition, but didn't have to specify his gender when signing up. A person announced the winners, and thought Ellis was a girl when announcing his name. He looked surprised to see a boy walk up!
Other than that little anecdote, I think it's quite a nice name for a boy.
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Other than that little anecdote, I think it's quite a nice name for a boy.
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I love the name Ellis! It's my sisters name:)
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Handyman and his wife named their boy this. My first reaction was "That's a girl's name!" But it's either. It's cute. And Little Ellis looks like he will rock it!
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My name is Ellis and I am female I would just like to notify that this name is not just masculine it is a unisex name. But what I like about my name is the fact that it is considered unique for a first name however common for a second name.
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My son's name is Ellis and it fits him perfectly. He's the only Ellis at his school and he likes that his name is slightly unique. His biggest complaint is that some people assume it's "Alice" when they first hear it, but a quick correction settles it. We call him Elly for short.
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Ellis Lankster, an American football player.
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Oddly enough, I am rather fond of the name "Ellis." The association with Ellis Island is not necessarily a bad one... the large majority of my family came through there for a better life, leaving Italy behind. A previous poster mentioned racial stereotypes and hardships of Ellis Island... You could think of that, or perhaps of the happiness, joy, and hope of the men and women who traveled to the "streets paved in gold"? It was a start of a new life, but the beginning of a journey. The descendants, family, friends, strangers, even myself... we are living proof that you can overcome anything. That is what I associate "Ellis" with.
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As the other user mentioned, this name primarily reminds me of Ellis Island. But for me, that's more a negative association. It reminds me of discrimination, and callousness, and racial quotas. =( So when I first saw it, I was like, "what a terrible name!"
But then I read the other comments here, and yes, it is a very nice-sounding name. I'd like it a lot, if it weren't for Ellis Island. As it is, though, it's still a good-ish name for a kid, either boy or girl.
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But then I read the other comments here, and yes, it is a very nice-sounding name. I'd like it a lot, if it weren't for Ellis Island. As it is, though, it's still a good-ish name for a kid, either boy or girl.
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Ellis is the name of one of the two (female) main characters in the anime series El Cazador de la Bruja.
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I have met a girl called Ellis but I prefer it on a boy. It sounds like a really clever sensible boy to me.
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Ellis de Vries, the assumed name of Jewish member of the Dutch resistance Rachel Stein in the 2006 WWII film Black Book (Zwartboek). Played by Dutch actress Carice van Houten.
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Ellis was the name of John McClane's wife's co-worker in the movie "Die Hard".
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I love this name for a girl or boy.
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I love this name. It's a lovely sounding name, and I believe I've only met one person with this name, my boyfriend. I like names that aren't as common as others, which is probably why I like this one.
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This is like a masculine form of Alice or Elise. Same with Ellison and Alison.
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Love it for a girl!
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Yeah, I think Ellis should stick with the boys.
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I LOVE this name! Oh and by the way, it’s NOT a girl’s name!
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I actually do like this name, even if it does sound a little, er, pompous. In fact, this is what my like of it stems from. It is always good to see a strong proper name.
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Could also be used as a form for "LS".
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Ellis Island is the point in New York that many immigrants passed through in order to become United States citizens.
"Give us your tired, your poor."
I love this connection to a place that was, for so many, a place significant of their hope in a new country of freedom where "the streets are paved with gold".
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"Give us your tired, your poor."
I love this connection to a place that was, for so many, a place significant of their hope in a new country of freedom where "the streets are paved with gold".
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I know a girl with this name, but I don't think it's a good name. Not even for a boy.
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I quite like this name for a girl. Not sure why. Maybe because I love Ella? But then, I love Elijah for a boy. Oh well. Ellis is a nice name anyway.
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I LOVE it on a girl (even though I know that basically it's a boy's name).
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Ellis Bell was the male pseudonym of Emily Bronte.
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Great name for a boy, not a girl's name for me.
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Ellis is a great name for a boy, I like the meaning "kind".
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I have seen this name for a girl and love it that way!
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I have also seen the name Ellison and it was used for both boys and girls.
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I picture an "Ellis" as an energetic little boy who gets himself into things!
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