Thoughts on Elijah and Brianna plus middle names

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Hi, just joined for a little feedback on my name choices.
Boy- Elijah
Possible middle names- Elijah Vincent, Elijah Sebastian, Elijah Henry or Elijah Oscar
Girl- Brianna
Possible middle names- Brianna Genevieve, Brianna Eloise or Brianna Scarlett
Feedback welcome but its definitely going to be either Elijah or Brianna as first names

Elijah is lovely and I like all your combos except Oscar.

Brianna sounds a bit made up to my ear, and I don’t really like any of your combos either, I’m afraid!

I like Elijah but Brianna was really popular a few years ago and seems a bit old fashioned to me

WeepingWillowWeepingWino thank you for your opinion. I like oscar least but it's a favourite of my fiance. Any other middles names you would suggest for Brianna?

Pieceofpurplesky thanks for the feedback. I only know Brianna from Outlander tbh! Not aware of anyone in rl with that name.

Elijah is ok but a bit try hard. Brianna is awful, sounds like a brand or something.

I also like Elena for a girl but my fiance hates it because of the princess cartoon. Plus I love Elijah so of I have a boy next that would definitely be his name so Elena and Elijah would be too much.

Ohyesiam try hard? Like we are trying to be posh? Thanks for your opinion

They seem very different kinds of names - Elijah is trendy and quite popular at the moment. I think Elijah Henry goes best from your list,

Brianna in comparison is not trendy, seems a bit dated and sounds quite American (not sure if you are?) On the other hand it is a refreshing change and nothing wrong with it - at least she would be the only one in her class. I like Brianna Genevieve best (though actually prefer Genevieve to Brianna as a first name!)

Dontrocktheboat thank you for taking the time to reply. I have a very different taste to my fiancee. I'm very much the driving force of Elijah as I love it, girls names were harder to agree but Brianna was one we both liked. We are in England but fiance is Canadian. I do love Genevieve but hate Gen, Genny as a nickname so wouldn't use as first name.

Elijah and Elena? Are you a massive Vampire Diaries/Originals fan? Obviously I am, hence the user name, but that’s what I thought of straight away!

MrsElijahMikaelson1
Haha no I've only seen a few episodes in passing. Another reason to not call a girl Elena. I was thinking Elena and Elijah sounds too similar so couldn't use Elijah if I went with Elena (which Fiance is against anyway)

Brianna sounds like something from a made up 90's girl band.

Elijah is fine. Not great but OK. Oscar -lovely

smallereveryday ah ok, I have mentioned Brianna to friends and they have said it is quite boring and uptight so very interesting that you thought of a 90s girl band. Loving all the feedback so far. Lots of food for thought!

Whats everyone's favourite middle names?Really appreciate the feedback. Keep it coming!

Brianna is very nice. Brianna Eloise seems a bit hard to say - doesn’t flow very well. Brianna Genevieve is ok but I prefer Brianna Scarlett.

All the Elijah combinations work although Oscar is my least favourite.

ItsInTheSpoon thank you for the feedback. I'm please someone else likes Brianna as it seems very unpopular

Brianna is awful
I like Elijah

I don’t think Brianna is wholly unpopular. It’s quite American so don’t know if ur in the US?
Brianna Genevieve is the worst imo. Genevieve is a pretty name but together isn’t as nice I think. As well as Elijah Sebastian - as another pp quite try hard

Briana Eloise is lovely and Elijah Henry / Oscar

I don't mind Brianna, it's quite nice.

I'd assume the parents of an Elijah were religious.

I love the name Elijah, but really strongly dislike Brianna.

Elijah Henry is my favourite out of your suggestions.

Eloise is a lovely name, and doesn't need to go with "Brianna".

I really like Elijah Henry, and I usually hate the name Henry. Elijah just brings out the best in it, I suppose!

My name is Brianna. It gets a lot of hate on here, but I have only had compliments on my name, so I'd ignore the constant Brianna-bashing on Mumsnet.
I like Brianna Eloise, but prefer Brianna Elise.

Thank you all for the honesty so far. I do still like Brianna but may think of alternatives given the strong reactions. We have 11 weeks left to decide but really cannot agree on a girl. Boy will certainly be Elijah Henry I think. Starting to wish we had just found out the sex now!

Thoughts on Cecilia or Alexandra?

I quite like Brianna, not sure your muddle name choices go though.

Alexandra is also lovely! I’m not so keen on Cecilia.