Thinking of [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] for a girls name, but playing with the idea of it being spelt Ellys. What’s everyone’s thoughts? Anytime read that it looks like Ellie’s to me. Interested in some outside perspective
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Ellys looks to much like Elly’s for me. [name_f]Elys[/name_f] could work!
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I would assume Ellys was pronounced like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] rather than [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]. I like the original [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] spelling, or the previous suggestion of [name_f]Elys[/name_f]! Eliss could also work.
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Ellys I also pronounce like Ellie’s. But I wouldn’t go with the previous suggestion of [name_f]Elys[/name_f] either because my first instinct was to pronounce it like [name_f]Elise[/name_f] and then my next thought was Eli’s. I think if you want a non-traditional spelling the only one that makes sense is Eliss. [name_u]Or[/name_u] maybe even Elyss.
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[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] still looks best to me
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Hmm, I prefer the Ellis spelling. It’s more intuitive, I feel like Ellys would get misspelled a lot.
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I prefer [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], Ellys looks a tiny bit ‘incorrect’ if that makes sense.
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Any of the Y spellings (Elys or Ellys), I’d say like Elyse/Elise instead of [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]. [name_m]Even[/name_m] with Eliss or Elyss, I’d say them uh-LISS instead of ELL-liss. This is an instance where [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is hands down the easiest spelling in terms of pronunciation.
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i prefer [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]. Ellys looks like “Elly’s” to me, and i’m afraid i would pronounce [name_f]Elys[/name_f] as [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. plus, [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] is the most intuitive spelling.
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Honestly I would read Ellys as a spelling variant of Elise rather than Ellis, so I wouldn’t pronounce it correctly. If you’re ok with an occasional mispronunciation, then I think Ellys is a nice spelling, it just isn’t an intuitive pronunciation for me.
I prefer [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
I really like [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] for a girl and prefer the traditional spelling. I know an [name_f]Elys[/name_f] but she pronounces it as [name_f]Elise[/name_f].
Ellys / [name_f]Elys[/name_f] I would confuse with [name_f]Elyse[/name_f] / [name_f]Elise[/name_f], or would possibly think it’s a shortening of [name_f]Elysia[/name_f].
I guess I get what you’re saying about reading Ellie’s when you see [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], but I genuinely think altering the spelling would create more issues rather than alleviating them.
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u] seems the most straightforward. Everything else seems confusing to pronounce
I’d pronounce Ellys like [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
I like the [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] spelling.
[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name with any spelling!
I’d go with the more usual [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] with this one, though I do like the appeal of Ellys - it just looks good to me. I kind of like how in earlier times, before regulated spellings, that i and y were interchangeable - so I like old names with old spellings such as [name_f]Edyth[/name_f], [name_f]Tamsyn[/name_f] and [name_f]Alyson[/name_f] etc. [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] will be more expected and straightforward though.
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[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]. 
I don’t prefer it to [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], but it’s still nice! Ellys might get mispronounced though.
I prefer original spellings. Ellys looks like it should be pronounced [name_f]Elise[/name_f].