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[Opinions] Elijah

by Steffa Jane (virginiadays)

10/29/2007, 10:37 PM

Elijah was top on my list a few years ago, and I think it's made is way back up. I despise the NN Eli, though. I like Lij or Lijah, though. Maybe even Eja? Is that weird and stretchy? That LITERALLY just popped into my head, lol. Any interesting NNs for Elijah you've ever heard? I have hope they're out there.

My list ATM is Noah Michael, Ezra Cameron, Jude Mackenzie, Gabriel Ethan, and Jonah Taylor. I kind of like Elijah Rhys.

Opinions?

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- Sofia

10/30/2007, 12:23 AM

Ah! I love Eli! I have a friend whose name is Ilija (pr. 'ee-lee-yah'), Slavic version of Elijah.
I also like Lijah.
How do you pr. Elijah? I say it with a 'y' sound.

- Pink Princess

10/29/2007, 11:49 PM

Elijah is a great name. "E" works as a nn for Elijah, I quite like that actually. Lij and Lijah are also fine. Eja is a bit of a stretch imo. I love every single fn you had listed and Michael, Ethan and Rhys I love too. I'm gonna be annoying and switch some names around though! I like:

Noah Ethan
Ezra Michael
Jude Mackenzie (Left that one the way it was)
Gabriel Taylor
Jonah Rhys
Elijah Cameron

- bellamiasofia (guest)

10/29/2007, 10:43 PM

My nephew is called Elijah. We call him Lij,Lijah and Lijey (he is only 4, so Lijey is like a baby nn he will probably grow away from) We have never called him Eli and I dont know of anyone who does.

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