thelollipoplady
Sat 04-Jul-09 14:16:02
Elijah... what?
Ideas please.
jellybeans
Sat 04-Jul-09 14:55:55
Luke
Zachary/Zac
Seth
Nathan
Robert
Ross
Thomas
Rhys
Frederick
Sebastian
Adam
Cutis
Nial l
Joseph
thelollipoplady
Sat 04-Jul-09 16:56:25
I agree cadelaide - one syllable best. And I'm trying to stay away from the J-J sound - as much as I love Jack, Jay and James as a middle name.
Like Elijah Zac from your list jellybean
What do you think of...
Elijah Finn
Elijah Bay
Elijah Blake
Elijah Scout
Greensleeves
Sat 04-Jul-09 16:57:50
David
Daniel
Matthew
Paul
Saul
Christy
nooka
Sat 04-Jul-09 17:07:10
Do you have a J surname? Otherwise I immediately thought Elijah John would be great.
Alternatives might be
Elijah Paul
Elijah Mark
Elijah Alan
Elijah Neil
Elijah Adam
Elijah Luke
Elijah Scott
Elijah Ian
Elijah Owen
Elijah Max
I think that it works best with a more traditional middle name.
tummytickler
Sat 04-Jul-09 20:59:08
My ds(6) is Elijah David.
I love this combo - just sounds really classic to me!
Both Bay and Scout are great with Elijah.
Greensleeves
Sat 04-Jul-09 21:07:28
Spidey I want to know what your children are called - I bet they are cool names 
I would never dare tell MN Greeny as I fear I might be eaten alive!
I will whisper them to you.
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goomum
Sun 05-Jul-09 20:56:36
Elijah William
Elijah James
Elijah David
trixiechick
Sun 05-Jul-09 22:08:48
We're going for Elijah Jack. I really liked tummyticklers Elijah David though.
ErikaMaye
Mon 06-Jul-09 22:11:10
I liked Elijah - the my DPs Mum chaged his mind 
Elijah David
Elijah Jospeh
Elijah George
Elijah Darien
thelollipoplady
Tue 07-Jul-09 07:21:23
Those MILs....!
Did they think it was too biblical? Or just too hefty a name?
Thankfully DH likes it prob even more than I do. But still undecided... Should we just go for it?
Merle
Tue 07-Jul-09 07:32:04
I think just 'Elijah'.
It is such a beautiful name, why does it need anything else?
If there is no middle name which is pressing - a family name, for example, then maybe you shouldn't bother.
There's no rule which says that there has to be a middle name, so why not buck the trend?
ErikaMaye
Tue 07-Jul-09 10:51:32
I just think she didn't like it - quite possibly because it had been my suggestion * rolls eyes * Its such a lovely name. And even if its shortened by peers, that will be to Eli, and that's okay, too. I say go for it, lollipop!
audley
Tue 07-Jul-09 13:56:34
Elijah Bay is fab, I thought it needed a one syllable name starting with B too!
My DH said on Sunday he likes the name Elijah, it is unheard of for him to start a name conversation! I like it too 
As soon as I read you thread title I thought....
Elijah Benjamin
thelollipoplady
Tue 07-Jul-09 15:28:00
It's only tradition merle, my 2 other DCs have one-syllable middle names, so I'd like to keep it going so that newest one won't feel left out.
Elijah Ben - liking that too.
