We decided on the spelling Ely instead of Eli because it’s different and not very common that we…

I read that as el-lee, like the girl’s name. You may want to stick with Eli.

I agree ☝️

I also read it that way

Same as above

I live in Minnesota and there's a town named Ely and it's pronounced E-Lee.

I read it as e lee

Yeah I read it as El-Lee or E-Lee as well. I'd stick with Eli so he/yall wont have to correct ppl his whole life

Or E'Lye? E'Lie? I don't know lol but that way it can be pronounced correctly when read. Just a suggestion ☺

People mispronounce my name all the time. Parents shouldn’t have to spell their child’s name because of other people. I think it’s cute