Do people like Eli for a boy??

[samuel447]

Posted last week about Rudy.. the other name under consideration for baby #4 due in 3 weeks is Eli (eelye) so a shortened version of Elias I guess. Opinions appreciated..

[BellaBear]

My grandfather's name. In his case short for Eliahu and pronounced ellie (but abroad so no confusion re girl name). Like the other pronunciation as well

[BellaBear]

Or could be short for Elijah, which is the anglicisation of Eliahu

[wheresclaire]

Really like Elijah/Eli.

[AttillaTheHan]

I love it.

[AnyFuleKno]

I like Eli but not Elijah.

[mamaolivia]

I have a 12 week old little Elijah who we call Eli, and although I had some second thoughts at the end of my preg about it, am bloody glad I chose it as still think it's a fab name - go for it!

[tummytickler]

My 7 year old is called Eli (Elijah).
I love it - obviously!
I like Elias too.

[LynetteScavo]

I like Eli.

Biblical: from a Hebrew word meaning "height". Eli was the name of the preist and judge who brught up the future prophet Samuel. It ws especially popular among Puritans in teh 17th century.

[alkar]

My great grandfathers name and I love it, will definately consider it if I have another DS

[differentWitch]

Like Eli and Elias.

[Wilts]

I read that as ' what do you think about Elf' and then thought, well nothing would surprise me on the name front these days .

I know an Eli, short for Elijah- although he is never called his full name, I like them both

[pointyhat]

No, I don't

[samuel447]

I had a look on the i village name finder and it could be written Eli or Ely.. did you immediately know the pronunciation of it as Eli? Which is easier? I think we would go for it as a name in it's own right, rather than Elias (which I do like but a little too formal for us)

[Wilts]

I personally think Eli is easier. I also think it looks nicer that Ely when written down.

[Wilts]

than Ely

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[SmokingKnickers0nMahead]

I don't like it.

[DippyDino]

Love it! One of my favourite boys names.

[Thissideofchannel]

Elijah/Elias are both lovely (and much, much nicer than Rudolph/Rudi) imo!

[pranma]

Sadly he will be forever Eli Dingle from Emmerdale
I like both Elijah and Elias

[skihorse]

It's a bit "children of the corn" for me - and the GP will never get it - the Hebrew reference I mean.

[Bathsheba]

It doesn;t have to be short for anything - its a perfectly acceptable Biblican name in its own right...

Short names don;t have to have long versions...

[Jodyray]

My Bro and SIL are due November and have picked Eli. Personally i love it, but some members of both families have really given them shit saying its awful! Eli Dingle, Eli (Newts schizo alterego) in Hollyoaks.....but who cares i got grief when i called my son Blake but now people have got used to it.

[trixiechick]

don't mind the emmerdale references it's a fabulous name and if my dd had been a boy as we were 99% sure she was she would be Eli now. I don't watch Emmerdale and didn't even know there was an Eli in it. We were going to go for Elijah as the full neme tho.

[vess]

Elias is nice and more masculine.
Just Eli is too girly.

[cityangel]

I would only pronounce the way you do if its spelt Ely, but then that because there are are loads of Ellie's (female) in my nursery.

I like Elias with Eli as a nickname.

There's also Elliot