Is the first name "Ellis" a male or a female name?

Singapore
September 19, 2008 4:47am CST
Hello all, my name is Ellis. Mr Ellis that is. My personal name is extremely rare in my country and people tend to pronounce it as "E-lis" instead of "El-lis" or simply pronouncing it as "Alice". (No offense to me :) ) Now what do you think of my personal name? Is it really a bad choice? Do you know people male or female who are named "Ellis"? Or even better if you're Mr or Ms Ellis, come and share your experience here!
2 responses
19 Sep 08
In the UK, Ellis is a male name. The etymology of the name is that it is from an English surname that is derived from the given name, Elijah. I don't think that your name is a bad choice, I think that any name given to a child must have had suitable consideration put in from their parents.
@okwusman1 (2247)
• Abuja, Nigeria
19 Sep 08
ellis is a male name. Do you want the origin of the name? One of my friend's father bears the name.