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Which name would you chosse out of these two?

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meinhiding · 05/01/2008 07:53

Elijar or Zak - for a boy obviously. Am only 10 weeks pg, so early on in the baby naming game. I like both of them, but dont know any Elijar, which I think is a bit more of an unusual name. So think I'm leaning towards that one at the moment.

Your opinions might halp me make a decision tho, so all thoughts greatfully recieved (even if you think they're awful)

Thanx

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FlossALumpOfPud · 05/01/2008 07:56

I like Elijar too.

berolina · 05/01/2008 08:00

Elijah - but spelt with an 'h' at the end.

bealcain · 05/01/2008 08:00

i love both, alothough would go for their biblical spellings - Elijah and Zach. Personally i prefer Elijah, but they're both great

isaidno · 05/01/2008 08:04

I agree with bealcain - because I hate stupid spellings!

meinhiding · 05/01/2008 08:06

can preggy brain set in this early, of course I meant to use the biblical spellings - thought it looked a bit odd when I typed it in.

And me having done A level english many moons ago too, never mind.

I think bits of your intelligence levels must deplete with each pg. And this is number 4.

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bealcain · 05/01/2008 08:09

lol meinhiding - this is no.3. for me how much more can my brain deplete?

there's always elisha aswel. or you could have Zachary, Zachariah and just nickname to Zach, there's so many things you can do with biblical names, that's why all my kids have them

MaryAnnSingleton · 05/01/2008 08:29

yes,they're nice but do spell them properly !! (not a criticism but I hate names with odd spellings !!)

Flllightattendant · 05/01/2008 08:37

I have to say Elijah because my horrible ex was the other one ( can't write it, traumatised! )

Elijah is gorgeous.

babycarrier · 05/01/2008 08:41

i like to be different i like the name ZAK and if i have a boy hes going to be called JACK but spelt JACC OR JAK not sure which spelling any ideas i have a daughter called ABEY just the 1 (b)

MaryAnnSingleton · 05/01/2008 08:42

of course you can spell names as you like, but I think it's just odd !

Chardonnay1966 · 05/01/2008 08:44

Prefer Zach myself. Elijah seems a bit high and mighty for a tiny tot! Just my opinion... Do you know the Biblical stories, I would be tempted to check em out first!?

PrismManchip · 05/01/2008 08:47

In Scotland and in a lot of places (America, Dorset..), if you spell it Elijar, you get a good strong r sound at the end, which I presume isn't what you want! It's a nice name but with the original spelling.

Abey I want to pronounce eh-bee. The double b is to make the vowel which comes before short ah rather than long eh.

Zak/Zach is nice too.

MUMOFDJandP · 05/01/2008 08:47

elijah (not elijar sorry) or poor child will have to spell his name all his life like me and its sooooo not fun!

bealcain · 05/01/2008 09:06

Do you think that biblical stories really have any influence on the child, or that the meaning is important? (sorry to hi-jack, just intersted) am going to call this one delilah if it's a girl. cant say the story bothers me, as surely it was just someone with the name?? i also have Noah, doesn't mean he's going to build an ark, does it?

belgo · 05/01/2008 09:08

I like Elijah and Zach.

CharlieAndLolasMummy · 05/01/2008 09:12

I like both.

Would personally always give a "long" name, so Zachary/Isaac or something on the birth certificate, then abbreviated to Zak/Zach.

(I prefer Zak to Zach somehow, I don't know why-possibly because for us it would be short for Isaac)

CharlieAndLolasMummy · 05/01/2008 09:12

Oh and because I have studied Hebrew, Zak looks more "correct" to me!

belgo · 05/01/2008 09:14

what about Zachariah?

Or Ezekiel (sp?).

I love the name Izaac.

bealcain · 05/01/2008 09:15

i'm sure there's a Zechariah in there somewhere aswel, dont ask me where though. Reuben in another lovely OT name (IMO)

CharlieAndLolasMummy · 05/01/2008 09:27

Thing is, what would you call Elijah for short? That has always stumped me a bit.

belgo · 05/01/2008 09:28

Eli is shorh for Elijah.

CharlieAndLolasMummy · 05/01/2008 09:31

I know but wouldn't it end up as "Ellie"?

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belgo · 05/01/2008 09:31

yes probably.

LoveAngel · 05/01/2008 09:37

My son is Elijah and he's an Eli ('ee-lie' not 'ellie!')

Zach is nice, very common though. Isaac, with Zac as a shortening, is nice.

CharlieAndLolasMummy · 05/01/2008 09:38

Ah see we have an Ely round here.

People would think he'd been called after the place, a la Brooklyn Beckham. Only not so much, Ely, Cardiff is a little different to Brookly, NY.

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