Elijah?

[Crazycactuslady]

Thinking Elijah for a first name, Eli for nn. Possibly James as a middle name. Initials would be EJC...

I absolutely love it. The name Eli sounds really cool and magical to me. One of my favourites. I’d probably just have Eli but that’s just me

James is a great solid middle name choice

Perfect.

Lovely

Very nice.

I love it

Good name, but certainly not unusual/ uncommon these days.

Is Eli pronounced like the beginning of Eli jah? El lie?

I know quite a few girls called Eli short for Elinor.

It's like Elijah not Ellie (Ee-lie)

Personally love it. Would probably use Eli rather than Elijah

Why not Eli on it,s own if you will shorten it to Eli?

Elijah is lovely and James is nice too. I wonder whether Elijah James is a bit of a mouthful, though, with the 2 'ja' sounds together.

My 6 year old nephew is called Elijah James, I think it's lovely!

Love it - its on my list

It used to be on mine but too popular.

I don't like it. I'd assume you were very religious. Though funnily enough I wouldn't necessarily think that about other biblical names like Noah or Isaac (which I also dislike) probably because they are more mainstream.

Love it!!!! I adore biblical names and it’s on my list. I actually prefer Eli alone with James because of the double J sound but Elijah is fab too

Works. Very nice combo!

Elijah James. It's got a gorgeous quality to it. It conveys handsomeness if that's possible.

at last, one I agree with !
its a fine name, almost as good as Jeremiah...

but keep the full name Elijah

@DramaAlpaca my DH's family are religious nuts (whole different story - and properly nuts, not just a bit... ), mine are the polar opposite We have lots of friends with the more common biblical names / I've taught kids with half of them and it's put me right off

Love it!

I love both names but agree that Elijah James is a little difficult to say. Some suggestions:

Elijah Luke / Elijah Mark / Elijah Seth / Elijah Paul / Elijah Saul (for other one syllable biblical names)
Or Elijah Benjamin / Elijah Thomas / Elijah Matthew for some longer biblical middle names.

I love Elijah and Eli.

I do I think the combination with James isn't great though. Too many "J" sounds in quick succession.

I really like it. It doesn't matter about the repeated J sounds. The whole name will rarely be said together anyway. It's more important you pick names you like. I like them both 👍😊

Maybe outing but I have an Eli. It's cool yet not too "out there"

My Godson is called Elijah, I think it's such a beautiful name!

Too biblical-statement for me, but if that’s not a problem for you, go for it.