Elijah for a girl?

Girl Names
1

I’ve only come across one [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] as a girl and that was on Instagram but I think it’s absolutely adorable! [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Lilac[/name_f]

What are your thoughts? What other middles would be good?

2

Sorry, I don’t like it. I’m not really into the boy name on girl thing. Though, I can see it going over decently in real life.

3

Whilst I think it works I wouldn’t because it’s at least a top 20 name everywhere

4

It has the qualities of a feminine name, but it’s origin is completely masculine. I would probably imagine her parents were clueless when it came to choosing that name for a girl.

5

I heard [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] on a girl once in a waiting room and while it did cross my mind that it was a boy’s name, it didn’t raise eyebrows. I think it works.

I like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] or [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Neve[/name_f]

6

I dont think it works for a girl, but a lot of names that are mainly girl names now did start as boy names, so why not

7

I really don’t like it on a girl.

8

I wouldn’t be too bothered by it but [name_m]Eli[/name_m] as a nn isn’t great for a girl.

9

It’s a no from me. Unless you’re planning to name your son [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f].

10

I’m not into the whole “boys names on girls” but [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] would work. I don’t like it but if you can name a girl [name_u]James[/name_u] or [name_u]Dylan[/name_u] then why not [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]? I do think [name_u]Elia[/name_u] is better for a girl though.

11

Personally I’d say no, though it is a nice name!

12

I can see it working, though it is extremely popular for boys which would probably cause confusion… have you considered [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]? They sound almost identical to me

13

I had a Catholic friend who named her daughter [name_f]Liza[/name_f] (lie-zuh). The priest would not accept it, said it wasn’t a saints’ name. So he christened her [name_m]Elijah[/name_m].
We thought it was stupid as [name_f]Liza[/name_f] is a form of [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].

14

I know an [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], she’s about kindergarten age and suits her name to a tee. I definitely think it works. I wouldn’t personally use it but if I were to, I’d use…maybe [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] Fleurdelys or [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f].

15

I would probably use [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] or Ilizah, which are similar sounding but wouldn’t have the same issues for the child as a classic boy’s name would - spelling confusion with other names, gender confusion if written down (eg post, appointments, online etc).

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Would you name a boy [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]?