Ellis, boy or girl?

MrsN092714 · May 2016

when you hear the name Ellis do you think boy or girl? Both my husband I like it but for the opposite sex!

kmvisioli · May 2016

I want to say boy, but Grey's Anatomy makes me hear girl.

ShannonJoyJoy · May 2016

Ignore the haters! Was on my dream list for a girl until my husband squashed my dreams. ;-)

nurse714 · May 2016

How is this even a question?

Bringmemylongswordho · May 2016

nurse714 said:

How is this even a question?

This. Just because a name starts with "el" doesn't mean it's feminine.

ElRuby · May 2016

Grey's anatomy determines it is a girl.

Cricket99 · May 2016

I've only known a male Ellis, but I wouldn't side eye it on a girl.

Jessie42613 · May 2016

Definitely masculine

magsugar13 · May 2016

*head desk*

jamiesc58 · May 2016

I have never heard this used as a first name in real life. We have family friends that it is their last name so that is all I can picture. It is neutral for me as to whether it is a boy or girl name.

jenna8984 · May 2016

Oh...you mean how 'Scrubs' decided Elliot was an ok name for a girl? Not ok.

bbiutmcph · May 2016

Statistics back up the poll. I am curious if you or your husband won the poll?

Bringmemylongswordho · May 2016

jenna8984 said:

Oh...you mean how 'Scrubs' decided Elliot was an ok name for a girl? Not ok.

I love when people use this.

In the show, her name was entirely because her father wanted a son. He named her Elliott because he wanted a son. But people don't pay attention cause they think it's cute. What a sad ass legacy for a daughter.

KyleeWaller · May 2016

When I hear of Ellis as a given name, I immediately think of Ellis Island, which might be something to consider. As far as whether the name is masculine or feminine, I voted masculine.

TUGOsQueen · May 2016

ellis is my mom's maiden name and I'm always tempted to us it. Had in mind for a son but... I'm on my 4th girl and it may make it as a MN since I'm not a fan of Ellie as a NN and I could see many people using that.
It is more masculine to me but, if honored for family, I can find it forgivable. If used just because, I find it more like Hayden, Peyton and other masculine sir names that have ended up on kids.

jenna8984 · May 2016

@bringmemylongswordho My quote doesn't work. That's hilarious, I didn't watch the show enough to know that!

CaboBride2015 · May 2016

Totally a surname in my world so if I had to pick I'd say it's masculine. I'd also say it doesn't belong on anyone as a first name.

zigzag8412 · June 2016

My instinct thought when I hear Ellis is a boy but with that said the only Ellis I know is a girl and she's precious. For me, it's one of those names that is truly neutral.

BumpasaurusRex · June 2016

It's all boy to me.

MandyKates · June 2016

I know someone who recently named their baby Ellis and it is a boy, which is why I think of it as a boy's name

It's a really cute name!

sacrazy · June 2016

jamiesc58 said:

I have never heard this used as a first name in real life. We have family friends that it is their last name so that is all I can picture. It is neutral for me as to whether it is a boy or girl name.

This.

Scarlett830 · June 2016

TBH, when I hear this name I think of the arrogant yuppie in Die Hard, although I think it was his last name. It seems more masculine to me.

BumpasaurusRex · June 2016

Scarlett830 said:

TBH, when I hear this name I think of the arrogant yuppie in Die Hard, although I think it was his last name. It seems more masculine to me.

It actually reminds me of Red from Shawshank Redemption. His name was Ellis Redding.

hey&june · June 2016

When I see it written, I see it as a boy. When I hear it, it is close enough to Alice that I can see it on a girl, though. I know an Ellison that is a girl (in her thirties).

kaswanson · June 2016

This name screams "last name" to me.

ThisisNumber3 · June 2016

I think if you're using it to honor family then it could go either way.

HoosOnFirst · June 2016

It's a surname as far as I know.... So masculine.

peachesnbean · June 2016

We had a similar problem with the name Ariel. IMO Ellis is a male name. Ellen, Alice, or Elise would be comparable girl names in my book.

SLGILL1978 · June 2016

I think of it as a unisex name, but if I were to use it, it would be for a girl.

oneblessedmess · June 2016

Honestly? My first thought was "both". I know one female Ellis and one male Ellis, both in their 20s. Throw in the female Ellis Grey from Grey's Anatomy, which is technically the first time I heard the name used on a person, and it tips girl.

Gingermom15 · June 2016

Can I vote 1000x for masculine?

ashleaf2018 · June 2016

I've never heard of anyone named Ellis except on Grey's Anatomy, and those characters are both girls. That being said, I think it could be used on both genders, but as a pp mentioned, I would probably pick Alice for a girl over Ellis.

ciennah99 · June 2016

I think boy so voted boy but my husband said girl, go figure. He hates unisex names but didn't see this as one. Just curious so I asked him. Which did you prefer?