Elijah

[Honeybee0]

What do people think?

Thank you :)

Not for me. I'm not keen on Old Testament names on the whole.

Not feminine at all, think it's a very strong name.

Great name.

I find it a bit of a mouthful.

Is it pronounced Ee lie ja or El ee ja?

Love it but know at least 4 so not as uncommon as one first thinks.

I don't know any though it might be becoming more popular.
My husband loves the name Eli so it would work well as a nn

Other name I love is Elias

It's a lovely name and I don't see it as feminine at all. Its obviously a male name.

I love it. It's a nice name, has a good shortening too.

Elias is also lovely.

I prefer Elias, I know two others- one a man in his 60s and one is a two year old. It's a name that would suit a baby through to old man. Elijah I like, Elias just seems more polished.

I'm not a fan of Elijah. And it's everywhere. I prefer Elias. In my country, Australia, both Elijah and Eli are in top 50 names, so a lot of Eli sounding names if you add them together. (Which would also put me off Elias). Not sure about UK but assume the're both popular there too.

Elijah and Elias were both on my list, nn Eli. Whike I agree it has no hard consonant sounds, I personally don't think that makes it feminine at all, as names like Theo, Ollie, Reece etc are also "soft sounding" but not feminine names.

I have a son with a variant on those names (from the place I'm from). I love them both, but prefer Elias.

Too overtly religious for me.

I always check the meaning and see if I'm happy with that - Elijah means the lord is my god.

If you apply this theory to other names...Cameron for instance....Scottish for crooked nose!

Elijah is a lovely name x

Maybe it's the soft sound (lack of hard consonants) combined with ending in an 'a' sound that it feels and sounds feminine to some?

Glad most responses are positive :)
Leaning towards Elias at the moment x

I know a very lovely 5 year old Elias. He is the only one in the school I think.

I love the name Elijah and think it’s very masculine

Eli is such a cool nn

I know one who goes by Lij instead of Eli.