Elijah or Ezra?

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Struggling to decide between our top two! Any thoughts or similar alternatives?

Elijah

Elijah is a bit babyish and will get shortened, and Ezra, which I don't like, is a bit too trendy.

Elijah. I also adore Jonah and Joel which are along a similar theme.

Ezra definitely

Elijah.

I’m not keen on either. These types of OT names for boys are very of the moment and will date-like Joshua- already 25 years old. There are much nicer biblical classic names.

Ezra

Love them both but Ezra just tips it for me.

Both very religious sounding!

Thanks all! We’re religious so it’s a good association for us. Also don’t mind trendy/current so not a deal breaker either.

My DS has an Old Testament name and we're not religious at all, not that it matters if people think we are.

Elijah

We have an Elijah

We pronounce it Ee Lie jahh

Not gonna lie, we are not religious at all and had no clue it was biblical until we left hospital and someone mentioned it.

Seriously when he pronounces his name it is the cutest.

We don't call him Eli, although friends do, he doesn't respond to it though

Oh yeah so my vote is Elijah

Gorgeous names! I know a few ezras at my skool but no elijah s, it seems still to be quite rare - my nephew is Elijah, I call him lige or ligus for short and sometime jah jah binks, so can you stand that!??

I know someone with an Ezra who will be two soon. I love the name.