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The boy's name Ellery \e-lle-

is pronounced EL-er-ee. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "alder tree". May be related to Latin Hilary meaning "cheerful". Literary: familiar since the 1930s due to the fictional detective Ellery Queen.

Ellery has 3 variant forms: Ellary, Ellerey and Elrey.

Baby names that sound like Ellery are Elroy, Waller and Wyler.

Ellery is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#20267 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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