Female forms of Ellis?

[mockingbirdq.livejournal.com]

I'm currently expecting my second child and would like to name it after my father, whose name was Ellis.

My late father HATED his name his entire life and made me promise not to name any boy after him (He claimed most of his childhood was spent being taunted as "Alice" by other boys, and switched to "Mike" when he hit college.)

However, I would love to honor his memory by using a feminine form of his name if this baby is a girl. So far my DH and I are considering Ella, Elisa or Elise as possible names. Are there any girl names we're missing that are similar to Ellis? And what are your opinions of them?

Thanks,
-MQ

Comments

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I know a woman named Ellis. I like it - I would just use the original name.

[hwar.livejournal.com]

Ditto this! I think Ellis is a really fresh name for a girl.