A unisex name (also known as an epicene name , a gender-neutral name or an androgynous name ) is a given name that is not gender-specific. Unisex names are common in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. By contrast, some countries have laws preventing unisex names, requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names. In other countries or cultures, social norms oppose such names and transgressions may result in discrimination , ridicule, and psychological abuse .
41-664: Ellison Pronunciation / ˈ ɛ l ɪ s ən / Gender Unisex Language(s) English Origin Language(s) English or Norwegian Word/name Ellis + son Meaning "Son of Elias " or "Son of Ellis " Region of origin England and Norway Other names Variant form(s) Ellisson Elisson Elison Ellyson Ellysson Elyson Elysson Related names Alison , Ellis , Elias , Ellie Ellison
82-1301: A ending, are assumed to be feminine in Anglophone societies. Nehal , Sonal, Sonu, Snehal, Niral, Pranjal and Anmol are used commonly to name baby boys or girls in western states of India such as Gujarat . Similarly, names like Kajal, Sujal, Viral, Harshal, Deepal, Bobby, Mrinal, Jyoti, Shakti, Nilam , Kiran , Lucky , Ashwini, Shashi, Malhar, Umang, Shubham and Anupam are also very common sex-neutral names or unisex names in India. Most Punjabi Sikh first names such as "Sandeep, Gurdeep, Kuldeep, Mandeep", "Surjeet, Gurjeet, Kuljeet, Harjeet, Manjeet", "Harpreet, Gurpreet, Jaspreet, Kulpreet, Manpreet", "Prabhjot, Harjot, Gurjot, Jasjot" and "Sukhjinder, Bhupinder, Jasbinder, Parminder, Kulvinder, Harjinder, Ranjodh, Sheeraz, Hardeep, Kirandeep, Sukhdeep, Govindpal, Encarl, Rajan" are unisex names and equally commonly given to either sex. Also, names derived from Dari Persian and Arabic, but not used among native speakers of those languages, are common among South Asian Muslims. Since Persian does not assign genders to inanimate nouns, some of these names are gender-neutral, for example Roshan, Hitesh, Sudesh, Parveen, and Insaaf. Despite there being only
123-821: A class of names that are derived from nature can be often used for either sex, for example: Aalto (wave), Halla (frost), Lumi (snow), Paju (willow), Ruska (fall colors), and Valo (light). Similarly, there are some (sometimes archaic) adjectives which carry no strong gender connotations, like Kaino (timid), Vieno (calm) or Lahja (a gift). Certain names can have unisex diminutives, such as Alex, which can be short for Aleksandra or Aleksanteri (or variants thereof). Popular unisex names of French origin include: There are also pairs of masculine and feminine names that have slightly different spellings but identical pronunciation, such as André / Andrée, Frédéric / Frédérique, René / Renée and Gabriel / Gabrielle. In France and French-speaking countries, it can happen for people to have
164-479: A combination of both masculine and feminine given names, but most of these include "Marie", such as Jean-Marie, Marie-Jean, Marie-Pierre. Marie was a unisex name in medieval times; it is nowadays only female except for its presence in compound names. Notable examples of people with a combination of masculine and feminine given names are Jean-Marie Le Pen (male), Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (male), Marie-Pierre Kœnig (male), and Marie-Pierre Leray (female). In
205-531: A few Arabic-derived names, like İhsan and Nur . Among the common examples of the many unisex names in Turkey are: Unisex names have been enjoying some popularity in English-speaking countries in the past several decades. Masculine names have become increasingly popular among females in the past century, while current feminine names were originally common among males. Unisex names include: In
246-551: A game-leading 25 points and adding 11 rebounds in the 72-69 championship win over Duke, and was then named the Most Outstanding Player —the second time a freshman had ever been awarded that honor, after Arnie Ferrin in 1944 for Utah. Ellison was made the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings . Teammate Danny Ainge gave Ellison the nickname " Out of Service Pervis " for
287-643: A justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. See also [ edit ] Ellison (band) , an indie rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio Ellison (crater) , a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon Ellison Bay, Wisconsin Ellison Township, Warren County, Illinois Ellis [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ellison . If an internal link intending to refer to
328-481: A list of unisex names. Some of them are: Up until December 31, 2021, the Czech Registry Act forbade giving male names or surnames to females or female names or surnames to males, but did not restrict neutral names and surnames. As of January 1, 2022, females are now allowed to request a male surname for themselves or for their children without any additional paperwork. For the period of transitioning ,
369-526: A male name (Quốc is a male name) and Ngân Khánh may be a female name (Ngân is a female name), and sex-specific middle names such as Văn for males and Thị for females also help. In many cases, a male could have a female name and vice versa. Popular examples of unisex names in Vietnamese are: Euskaltzaindia , the official academic language regulatory institution which watches over the Basque language, has
410-577: A man named Ryounosuke and a woman named Ryouko may both use the unisex name Ryou as a nickname. Unisex names in Kazakhstan are not seldom. About 500 000 (3.9%) Kazakh people in Kazakhstan have 294 Unisex names with 10% threshold. All Korean names are unisex (ungendered), but some names are more commonly given to boys and other more commonly to girls. Among modern Vietnamese names, unisex names are very popular. Vietnamese people may distinguish unisex names by middle names. For example, Quốc Khánh may be
451-525: A masculine/feminine leaning when paired with another character that has a specific leaning (for example, 家 (jiā), 安 (ān), 子 (zǐ), 文 (wén), 品 (pǐng), 華 (huá)). Some Chinese given names may have the same pronunciation, but use different characters associated with different genders to give the name a gender association. Many of the modern Hebrew names have become unisex and are suitable for both boys and girls. Some popular examples are: Many Indian names become unisex when written with Latin characters because of
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#1732772213517492-482: A name unisex if Census Bureau and Social Security Administration data shows a name is assigned to a particular gender less than 95 percent of the time. Some masculine and feminine names are homophones , pronounced the same for both sexes but spelled differently. These names are not strictly unisex names. Unisex names of African origin include: Shona, a Bantu group in Zimbabwe, have unisex names which may indicate
533-626: A person of another sex, which – if done widely – can result in the name becoming unisex. For example, Christians, particularly Catholics , may give a child a second/middle name of the opposite sex, e.g. name a son Marie or Maria in honor of the Virgin Mary or formerly Anne for Saint Anne ; or name a daughter José in honor of Saint Joseph or Jean in honor of John the Baptist . In the United States, one popular names website considers
574-413: A shortening of Kajsa , from Katarina . There are many Turkish names which are unisex. These names are almost always pure Turkish names (i.e. not Turkified Arabic names that have an Islamic connotation) that derive from Turkish words. These names may either be modern names or be derived from Turkic mythology . Some Persian -derived Turkish names, like Can and Cihan, are also unisex, as are even
615-523: A small number of Japanese unisex names in use, unisex names are widely popular. Many high-profile Japanese celebrities such as Hikaru Utada , Jun Matsumoto , Ryo Nishikido , and Izumi Sakai have unisex names. Many of the entries in the following list, in Roman characters, each represent more than one name, with different meanings, which are often distinguished by the use of different kanji characters. Unisex names may also be used as nicknames. For example,
656-479: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ellison&oldid=1257770461 " Categories : Surnames Given names English-language given names English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Norwegian-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
697-474: A win over the Indiana Pacers . Although he sometimes played as a backup in 1990–1991 , the following year he became a full time starter and earned Most Improved Player honors after averaging 20.0 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.68 blocks per game. Among the best games of Ellison's NBA career occurred on January 31, 1992, when he recorded 19 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocked shots and 2 steals against
738-1269: Is a surname and given name . It may derive from "Son of Elias " in Norwegian. Ellison can also be spelled Ellisson , Elison , Elisson , Ellyson , Ellysson, Elyson, and Elysson. People with the surname [ edit ] Andy Ellison , British musician Atiyyah Ellison (born 1981), American football player Brooke Ellison (1978–2024), American academic and disability advocate Casey Ellison , American actor Chase Ellison (born 1993), American actor Chris Ellison (disambiguation) , multiple individuals David Ellison , American film producer Debbie Ellison , Playboy model Eileen Ellison , Grand Prix racer Frank Ellison , American model railroader George Ellison (disambiguation) , multiple individuals Glenn Ellison , American professor Grace Ellison (died 1935), British journalist Harlan Ellison , writer Harold John Ellison , US naval ensign James Ellison (actor) James Ellison (footballer, born 1901) James Ellison (motorcycle racer) James T. Ellison , New York gangster Jason Ellison , Major League Baseball outfielder Jennifer Ellison (born 1983), British actress Jeremiah Ellison , member of
779-531: Is a list of the 20 most common names of which at least 10% are of the other sex. The most popular names are at the top. Finnish law forbids giving a female name to a male child and a male name to a female child among other restrictions. Some names do exist that have been given to children of both genders. Such unisex names were more common in the first half of the 20th century. This is an incomplete list: Many of these names are rare, foreign or neologisms; established names tend to be strongly sex-specific. Notably,
820-459: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Unisex name Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language. For example, the Italian male name Andrea (derived from Greek Andreas ) is understood as a female name in many languages, such as English, German, Hungarian, Czech, and Spanish. Parents may name their child in honor of
861-1530: Is female, e.g., in English, Spanish, German, and French) or Felice, that can also be given to females. Names like Celeste, Amabile, Fiore or Diamante are, as opposite, female names that occasionally can be given to males. Sometimes "Maria" is used as a middle male name (such as Antonio Maria). "Loreto" (feminine "Loreta" or "Loretta") and "Rosario" (feminine: "Rosaria") are male names in Italian whereas in Spanish they are female. There are also unisex nicknames, for example: Names that end with an i are considered unisex in Brazil. They tend to be Native Brazilian Indigenous names in origin, such as Araci, Jaci, Darci, Ubirani, but names from other cultures are now being absorbed, such as Remy, Wendy, and Eddy. Names that end with ir and mar tend to be unisex also, such as Nadir, Aldenir, Dagmar and Niomar – though in these cases there are some exceptions. Unisex names are not common in Russian language, however, diminutive forms of names in Russian language can be unisex, such as Sasha / Shura (Alexandr or Alexandra), Zhenya (Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya), Valya (Valentin or Valentina), Valera (Valeriy or Valeriya), Slava (for names ending with -slav or -slava), Vitalya (Vitaly or Vitalia). In Spanish, unisex names are rare. Some names for devotional titles of
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#1732772213517902-540: The Althing , passed a new gender autonomy act which will recognize all approved Icelandic names as unisex. Previously, unisex names were in generally illegal in Iceland. The Icelandic Naming Committee (Icelandic: Mannanafnanefnd ) maintained preapproved lists of male and female names, with names not on the list - or on a different gender's list - typically denied. Earlier court cases had carved out exceptions, such as
943-568: The Hatfield-McCoy feud Ellison Harvie (1902–1984), Australian architect and advocate Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts, the illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield, whose hanging is often seen as the end of the Hatfield-McCoy feud . Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), American astronaut killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger Ellison D. Smith (1864–1944), American politician Ellison G. Smith (1854–1935),
984-623: The University of Louisville , after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), 242 lb (110 kg), he started all four years as the center under coach Denny Crum . In his freshman year he led Louisville to its second national championship , scoring
1025-580: The 19th and 20th centuries, it was not unusual to give a child that was assigned male at birth a feminine middle name, particularly "Mary", as a sign of religious devotion. Joseph Mary Plunkett was a signatory of the Irish Declaration of Independence in 1916, and was later executed as one of the leaders of the Easter Rising. In Italy, unisex names ( nomi ambigenere ) are very rare. There are names that are primarily male, like Andrea (which
1066-489: The 761 most common for males born in 2016) than Skyler (the 359 most common name for females and the 414 most common for males born in 2016). Modern unisex names may derive from: Examples of unisex names among celebrities and their children are: According to the Social Security Administration , Jayden has been the most popular unisex name for boys since 2008 and Madison has been
1107-578: The Act explicitly allows the use of gender-neutral given names and surnames. As of July 2023, the MVČR or Internal Ministry of the Czech Republic, officially released a list of 4,000 gender-neutral names that can be used by citizens, particularly aimed toward transgender people needing a gender neutral name during their transition (or otherwise a name that does not require a legal gender change to use). This
1148-659: The Knicks. Assorted injuries plagued his career, including two knee problems that kept him benched for 29 games in 1992–93 and 30 games in 1993–94 . Ellison signed with the Boston Celtics after he was released by Washington in April 1994, but did not play until midway through the following season because he was still rehabilitating from knee problems. A broken toe suffered while moving furniture kept him out of most games between 1996 and 1998. After participating in 69 out of
1189-1526: The Minneapolis City Council Joseph Ellison , Royal Navy officer. Justice Ellison , American football player Keith Ellison (football) , American football player Keith Ellison , member of the United States House of Representatives and Attorney General from Minnesota Larry Ellison , co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation Lorraine Ellison , singer Matt Ellison , Canadian ice hockey player Megan Ellison , American film producer Mervyn A. Ellison , Irish astronomer Paul Ellison (disambiguation) , multiple individuals Pervis Ellison , American basketball player Peter T. Ellison (born 1951), American anthropologist Ralph Ellison , Author of Invisible Man Richard Ellison (cricketer) Richard Ellison (politician) (1754–1827), British Member of Parliament (MP) Riki Ellison , New Zealand-American football player Robert Ellison (disambiguation) , multiple individuals Scott Ellison (born 1954), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Sheila Ellison , American author on parenting and relationships Thomas Ellison , New Zealand rugby player Thomas Ellison (mutineer) , English seaman William Ellison-Macartney (1852–1924), British and Australian politician William Frederick Archdall Ellison , Irish astronomer and clergyman People with
1230-555: The United States, some of the above-mentioned male names are now largely female, while in Britain, they remain largely male. Sometimes different spellings have different sex distributions (Francis is less likely female than Frances), but these are rarely definitive. For example, in the US, as of 2016, both Skylar and Skyler are more common for females, but Skylar is most strongly associated with females (the 42nd most common name for females and
1271-726: The circumstances of the baby or the family during the time of the birth. All Shona names have a meaning, some also celebrate virtue or worship God. Chinese given names are composed of 1–3 Chinese characters , with the exception of non-Han ethnic groups who sometimes choose to use their native naming traditions instead and transliterate their names to Chinese for legal registration, often ending up in very long Chinese full names. Some characters have masculine connotations tied to them (for example, 偉 (wěi), 冠 (guàn), 宏 (hóng), 廷 (tíng), 傑 (jié), 豪 (háo)), some have feminine connotations (for example, 娟 (juān), 妍 (yán), 淑 (shú), 卉 (huì), 晴 (qíng), 薇 (wéi)), and some can be fully gender-neutral or will only gain
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1312-541: The given name [ edit ] Ellison Barber (born 1989), American journalist Ellison Brown (1913–1975), U.S. Olympian Ellison Capers (1837–1908), Confederate general in the American Civil War. Ellison Goodall (born 1954), American long-distance runner Ellison Scotland Gibb (1879–1970), Scottish suffragette and chess player Ellison Hatfield, the younger brother of Devil Anse Hatfield , murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy during
1353-552: The limitations of transliteration . The spellings Chandra and Krishna , for example, are transliterations of both the masculine and feminine versions of those names. In Indian languages , the final a in each of these names are different letters with different pronunciations, so there is no ambiguity. However, when they are seen (and usually, spoken) by someone unfamiliar with Indian languages, they become sexually ambiguous. Other Indian names, such as Ananda , are exclusively or nearly exclusively masculine in India, but because of their
1394-665: The many injuries that would plague him during his professional career. An injury kept him on the sidelines for 48 of 82 games of his rookie year, after which he was traded to the Washington Bullets in a three-team trade involving the Utah Jazz that also sent Jeff Malone to the Jazz and Eric Leckner , Bob Hansen , and draft picks to the Kings. On April 6, 1991, Ellison scored a career-best 30 points while adding 12 rebounds in
1435-408: The most popular unisex name for girls since 2000 in the United States. Prior to Jayden, Logan was the most popular unisex name for boys and prior to Madison, Alexis was the most popular unisex name for girls. Pervis Ellison Pervis Ellison (born April 3, 1967) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed " Never Nervous Pervis " for his clutch play with
1476-404: The names Blær (approved for women after a 2013 court case), Auður (approved for men later in 2013), and Alex (denied for women in 2013 but approved in 2018). Additionally, the new gender autonomy act makes changes to the traditional patronymics/matronymics used as Icelandic surnames . Before the bill, Icelandic last names (by law) could not be unisex: the suffix -dóttir ("daughter")
1517-615: The past, German law required parents to give their child a sex-specific name. In 2008 the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany ruled, that under certain circumstances this cannot be enforced, even if the child has only one given name. The custom of adding a second name which matches the child's legal sex is no longer required. Still, unisex names of German origin are rare, most of them being nicknames rather than formal names (such as Alex ). Examples of unisex names include: In June, 2019, Iceland's Parliament,
1558-685: The past, it was not unusual to give a child that was assigned male at birth the middle name Marie as a sign of religious devotion; the most notable example is that of François Maurice Marie Mitterrand . European royals often bear the name Marie, the French form of Maria , in their names. Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus), Prince Jean of Luxembourg (Jean Félix Marie Guillaume), and Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc) are examples of male royals who bear Marie in their names. In
1599-474: The tradition as in similar Western countries, including names such as Robin, Kim, Lou and Lee. Unisex names that are particularly Swedish include Mio , after the popular Astrid Lindgren book Mio, my son , and Tintin , after the popularity of the Belgian comics character . A more traditional unisex name is Kaj , the male variant might be a Continental loan through Danish, whereas the female variant might be
1640-591: The virgin Mary, such as Guadalupe , Trinidad and Reyes are used for both genders, although more often by women. Epicene names from Basque are sometimes used in non-Basque speaking regions of Spain. Other names adapted from English, French or Hebrew can also be used as unisex. Some names include: Like in English, some common nicknames are unisex such as Álex ( Alejandro , Alejandra ), Cris ( Cristina , Cristian , Cristóbal ), Dani ( Daniel , Daniela ) and Gabi ( Gabriel , Gabriela ). Swedish unisex names generally follow
1681-478: Was attached to a parent's name for women and the suffix -son ("son") was used for men. The new law will allow adults who have officially changed their gender marker to "X", a non-binary gender marker, to also change their patronymic/matronymic suffix to -bur ("child"). Newborns cannot be assigned a non-binary gender marker at this time, and will continue to receive a patronymic/matronymic suffix in keeping with their assigned sex at birth. Among Irish Catholics in