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Ellery

Gender: M

Origin of Ellery: English

Meaning of Ellery: "island with elder trees"

Ellery is a rhythmic three-syllable boy's name that is familiar and yet rarely used--and just waiting to be discovered. It's long been identified with Ellery Queen--which was both the pen name of two cousins, Frederic Dannay andf Manfred B. Lee, and the detective they created.

Laura Dern and Ben Harper chose it for their son.

Ellary, Ellerey

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Ellery Queen, detective
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Ellery

Gender: F

Origin of Ellery: English

Meaning of Ellery: "island with elder trees"

In the past few years this has gone from middle-aged male detective to a plausible girls' name, a la Hillary.

Eleree, Eleri, Elerie, Elery, Elleree, Elleri, Ellerie

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Rhine Ellery, main character of The Chemical Garden Trilogy.

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