Consider if you will ...

[emilybrianne.livejournal.com]

... the name Ellison.

Now, consider it for a girl. Because really, it's just Allison with an E, isn't it?

ETA: It would be pronounced as it reads - Ellis-son, not Allison - I didn't mean to imply that it's an alternate spelling for Allison. I just meant that Allison is a feminine name, despite the -son, and that Ellison is only one letter off. ;)

This is the name my husband has decided he wants for our baby girl, due in February. Which means I have between now and then to either fall in love with it or talk him out of it.

Nicknames could/would be Ellie, Ella, or Ellis (my husband's favorite).

And if you would consider using it, would you (at the risk of getting silly or ridiculous) feminize the spelling at all? Or vary it in any other way? Elison? Ellyson? Elyson? Elisonne? or...?

Add to that the likelihood that the middle name will be "Monroe" after my late father-in-law whose death we learned of literally minutes before I discovered I was pregnant.

My husband is thoroughly in love with "Ellison Monroe" as a name. Right now I'm indifferent. I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. I'm not going to decide based on your opinions, but I AM curious. :)

Her sister is Katherine Frances (Kate/Katie), in case anyone finds that relevant.

Comments

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

i actually like it, i think it has a nice sound to it. i'm usually not one for ~made up~ names but i like ellison enough to use it myself, even. it sounds very nice with monroe, and makes a good sounding sibset with katherine. i wouldn't change the spelling, though.

[emilybrianne.livejournal.com]

It's definitely not a made up name. Ellison is legit, it's just a boy's name. :) So many masculine names are crossing the gender barrier these days, though, so hey, maybe it would work.

[lustdumpster.livejournal.com]

lol i wasn't sure about it, but the allison with an E made me think it was. regardless though, i'm not one to be bothered by switching the genders of a name as long as i don't feel like the name is too obviously one gender over the other. my name is ashley and i'm a girl, and i actually had no idea it had been a boys name until a few years ago.

ellison isn't very common so i don't think that'd be a problem.