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Ellie-Rose

Girl name · 35 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Ellie-Rose: 35 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 7 births in 2011.

A charming modern double-barrelled name, Ellie-Rose blends two floral favourites into one lyrical whole. Ellie began as a diminutive of Eleanor or Ellen, ultimately from the Greek Helenē, meaning “torch” or “sun ray,” while Rose comes from the Latin rosa, the flower symbolising love and beauty. The most famous bearer of the separate names is likely Eleanor Roosevelt, the transformative First Lady and human rights advocate, whose own name shares Ellie’s root. No major places carry Ellie-Rose directly, though countless towns are named Rose or Roseland. This hyphenated style became popular in Scotland from the 1990s onward, reflecting a trend for combining short, melodic names—think Lily-Mae or Eva-Rose—to create something fresh yet familiar.