Tha Bloo Monkee Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 I think it's more of a boy's name but could go either way. Maybe you're making a similarity between "Alice" and "Ellis"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryster Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 my fears are being confirmed lol Hardly. The poll results would seem to disagree 78% of respondents believe it to be either a boys name, or unisex. Maybe those who think it sounds girly are just thinking that because they're reading and pronouncing it "Alice" in their heads. Pronounce it El - iss not Al - iss, there's a subtle but distinct difference. Plus one of my friends' brother is called Ellis so I guess I'm used to it being a male name. Edit: Bloo Monkey beat me to that reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deni88 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ellis sounds boyish to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulligan2k Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Ellis (el-liss) is definitely a male name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netty2014 Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 im in the uk and ellis is a girls name but hey depends on what part of the world you come from some people still name their children Jesus so anyway its your call by the way ellis is short for (ellizer) the guy that met his demise in platoon the movie held his arms up to the world if you remember ! in america elizer is a boys name also just like codey is a boys and girls name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacoe Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Depends how you say it... el-eece girls el-is boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Som Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 my fears are being confirmed lol just think about this thread and all the different ways people have for pronouncing the name and picture the annoyance your son or daughter will have in the future. Remember they'll be stuck with it and in a way it may even define them. Anywho In my head I pronounced it L-isss and thought it was a girls name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropheed Veteran Posted May 21, 2015 Author Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2015 just think about this thread and all the different ways people have for pronouncing the name and picture the annoyance your son or daughter will have in the future. Remember they'll be stuck with it and in a way it may even define them. Anywho In my head I pronounced it L-isss and thought it was a girls name Yep, my thoughts exactly. It's not looking good. I should be seeing <5% thinking it's a girls name before I'd feel good about it. Which may sound like wishful thinking but I'm betting that people who would confuse "Mark" for sounding like a girls name is <1% and even popular unisex names would also have a very low female rating since it's well established that it's unisex. Ellis is not a well established name. These numbers are confirming my fears and my Wife will certainly hear about this! lol. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neu B Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Depends on the pronunciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Should pick a more manly name like Chris, or Pat, or Joe, or Sam. That said, a good friend of mine has a young son named Ellis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duoi Veteran Posted May 21, 2015 Veteran Share Posted May 21, 2015 call him or her Steven instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-scratch Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 boys name for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Scrip Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 I always considered "Ellis" a boys name... but I never really put too much thought into it before this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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