Is Ellis a feminine male name?

[c.m.c]

I talked about the name Ellis for a boy with DH years ago and he always thinks its a Girly name

I love it but can kinda see his point

What does everyone else think?

It means 'the Lord Is my God' which makes me love it even more then ....I'm confused about it now

 

[LoraLoo]

I think its quite a soft sounding name but not girly- that said i have 2 friends who have a child called Ellis and ones a boy and ones a girl. I like it for either sex

 

[MUMOF5]

I really like Ellis and don't see it as girly at all. Maybe you could man it up a bit by using Ellison?? X

 

[Eleanor ace]

I only know of one Ellis, she's a girl so that influences it for me. I do see it as feminine but I'd still use it for a boy!

 

[JJKCB]

my exs name, he always got called Ellie which I guess is girly but as a person he wasnt

 

[onetwothreebp]

I only know one Ellis and he is a man so I view it as a male name but not necessarily masculine.

 

[july2013]

Well my name is Ellie and i've met 2 males named Ellis, one who also got called Ellie and I never thought of it as too feminine. But I could also see it being used on a girl. I love the name for a boy, and also love the suggestion of Ellison.

 

[alibaba24]

It never occoured to me this would be a male name, I only know one Ellis who is a women. I also think it sounds alot more feminine xx

 

[Varenne]

We have a female pet called Ellis. We knew it was a boy's name, but it just happened like that. That's influenced my thinking now.

Fun fact: Emily Bronte wrote under the name Ellis Bell

 

[bumblebeexo]

I only know males with the name Ellis, so I'd say it's a masculine name. However, I'd never use the nickname Ellie, that is too girly in my opinion!

 

[Cheska]

I think I agree with loraloo in the soft but not Girly comment.

I love it. It was on my list and would be again if I had another boy.

 

[LDC]

I think it's a male name, my friends boy is called Ellis. I really like it xx

 

[c.m.c]

We have a female pet called Ellis. We knew it was a boy's name, but it just happened like that. That's influenced my thinking now.

Fun fact: Emily Bronte wrote under the name Ellis Bell

Yes I read that and thought it was feminine.....I live close to the bronte homeland in Ireland so I'm defo put off using it of a boy lol

Just read that the bronte sisters used the names as they were boys names, Emily used Ellis, Charlotte used currer and Anne used acton

 

[sm122097]

The only person I know named Ellis is a guy. So I vote manly name

 

[MelliPaige]

I have an uncle names Ellis, just knowing him makes it seem very masculine

 

[c.m.c]

Thanks everyone.

I don't know if DH is convinced but he is coming around to it for a girl so it old be my girl name?? I think it's boy name but suppose its unisex too

 

[pippi_89]

I've only ever heard it as a boy's name if I'm honest. It wouldn't cross my mind as being 'girly'! I always think of it as very 'macho' as I had a friend called Ellis in college and he was DEFINATELY all man

 

[c.m.c]

Aww thanks!! I'm trying sooooooo hard to get DH to like it for a boy!!

Th joys of 2 people needing to agree!

 

[pippi_89]

Yes I read that and thought it was feminine.....I live close to the bronte homeland in Ireland so I'm defo put off using it of a boy lol

I might be completely misunderstanding you, but didn't Emily Bronte use it because it was easily recognised as a man's name?!

 

[c.m.c]

Yes I think years go female writers got bad reviews so all the bronte sisters used male names as a pseudonym

I just realised that tonight through Wikipedia lol ,.i didn't catch on what I was thinking the other night!! Heads lost lol