Immediate reactions to Eli?

[Ruththetooth]

I'm expecting our 2nd child and we don't know the sex. DS1 is called Isaac and I quite like Eli if this baby is a boy too. What do you think?

[AThingInYourLife]

I have a feeling it's about to get really popular.

But it's not bad.

[Ranthambore]

I love it but then I have an Isaac and it was on my list when I was expecting number 2.

[HolofernesesHead]

NIce, a bit overused (amng people I know, anyway).

[Hulababy]

I teach a female Eli - said as Ellie.
I had originally assumed a boy from the register, sais Ee-l-igh???

[Geranium3]

gypsy/romany name

[CointreauVersial]

Nice, like it.

[dashoflime]

I have an irrational fear of Eels and I don't like the sound of it cos it sounds like "Eely"

That's probably just me though You should probably go for it

[mrstowers]

I really like it but would use Elijah as the full name.

[poocatcherchampion]

Bible name. Like it, but its getting popular with people I know.

[Moominsarescary]

It's been on my list for the last two ds (Elijah) as has Issac. Unfortunately dp is not as keen

[Clargo55]

Lovely, I would use Elias as a full name.

[tooearlytobeup]

I love it.

[Lafaminute]

I adore it. It was my choice for ds (4) but I have a Lily too and didn't want to be confused with a pharmaceutical manufacturer (Eli Lilly). The only thing is that I thought an Eli might be called Ellie - maybe unless the full name was Elijah (love that too)

[FellatioNels0n]

It's alright. Don't love it, don't hate it.

It conjured up images of either Amish people or gypsies to me.

[motherinferior]

The only Eli I know is adorable.

[ByTheWay1]

I had a friend named Eli - nicknamed Eli-Eli-ohhhhhhhhhh....

[ClaraBean]

Love it. My 10 year old ds is Eli so thats how much i.love it!

[BikeRunSki]

Immediate reaction - Chris Evans

[littletingoddess]

Immediate reaction: Eli Thompson, brother of Nucky from "Boardwalk Empire".

Then I remembered that it's also a Biblical name and rather lovely. :)

[Dollydowser]

It's a name I always think of as a joke name, sorry.

[ellesabe]

I would assume it was a nn for Elijah

[VBisme]

I thought it was a nn for Elijah as well.

It's a bit rural as a name. (A bit Seth-like iyswim) but very nice.

[Rhubarbgarden]

My friend has one. I really dislike it. Too religious maniac.

[pearlgirl]

I really like it - we use it as a short form for Elijah for one of our boys.