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Comments and insights on the name Ellery: | Edit

Ellery is actually a boy's name. One reputable source: http://www.behindthename.com/name/ellery

Actually, it can be used for either sex. I know two women named Ellery. I love the name for a girl!

We used it as a less-common feminine alternative to the more-common name Emily.

Personal experiences with the name Ellery: | Edit

When I had my second daughter in 1999, I named her Ellery Grace. We often call her Ellie. I wanted a unique name that would stand the test of time and to me, it sounds very feminine (although it is considered appropriate for either gender). It wasn't until AFTER she was born that I even heard of the author Ellery Queen (which was a pen name used by 2 authors) or the character by the same name. I still love her name, and even better, she loves it too...she has only ever met one other Ellery! She is effervescent, sociable, always cheerful, very energetic, and a little sassy.

We named our daughter Ellery Anna in 2010. We found Ellery as an alternative to Hillary, which means cheerful, and that is simply just her. She wakes up with a smile on her face every morning and is ready to great the world and everyone in it with joy and wonder. We thought it was a pretty, unique name without being hard to pronounce or spell. My husband also loves old detective mysteries, so he liked the Ellery Queen reference. She's also incredibly curious and loves to look under everything to see what's there, so the detective thing fits! She's not old enough yet to have any feelings about her name, but we love it and she gets lots of compliments on it!

Nicknames for Ellery: | Edit

Ella, Ellie, Elle, Elles, L

Meanings and history of the name Ellery: | Edit

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Famous real-life people named Ellery: | Edit

Ellery Klein, fiddler (www.elleryklein.com)
Ellery Queen
Ellery Hollingsworth, Pro Snowboarder (http://elleryhollingsworth.com/blog)

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