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Immediate reactions to Eli?

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Ruththetooth · 11/01/2013 14:59

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?

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ClaraBean · 11/01/2013 19:02

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

ByTheWay1 · 11/01/2013 18:40

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

motherinferior · 11/01/2013 18:30

The only Eli I know is adorable.

FellatioNels0n · 11/01/2013 18:29

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

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

Lafaminute · 11/01/2013 18:28

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)

tooearlytobeup · 11/01/2013 18:27

I love it.

Clargo55 · 11/01/2013 18:24

Lovely, I would use Elias as a full name.

Moominsarescary · 11/01/2013 18:14

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

poocatcherchampion · 11/01/2013 18:14

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

mrstowers · 11/01/2013 18:12

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

dashoflime · 11/01/2013 18:05

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 Grin You should probably go for it

CointreauVersial · 11/01/2013 18:02

Nice, like it.

Geranium3 · 11/01/2013 18:01

gypsy/romany name

Hulababy · 11/01/2013 15:03

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

HolofernesesHead · 11/01/2013 15:02

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

Ranthambore · 11/01/2013 15:01

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

AThingInYourLife · 11/01/2013 15:00

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

But it's not bad.