[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone! Iāve been browsing birth announcements lately and came across one that really caught my attention: a baby girl named [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f][/name_f]. It surprised me because Iāve always thought of [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] as firmly a boy name, but paired with [name_f]Jane[/name_f] it actually sounded very sweet and soft, and now I canāt stop thinking about it. Iād genuinely never considered [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] for a girl before, so Iām not sure how I feel about it yet. Part of me thinks it has a strong, gentle quality and fits in with the trend of traditionally masculine or biblical names crossing over, but another part of me wonders if it might be confusing for her later on, especially with expectations when people hear it before meeting her. I also go back and forth on whether the nickname options make it more wearable, like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or even EJ. Iām curious how others perceive it when you first hear it on a girl. Does it sound fresh and charming, or does it feel too firmly masculine to you? Would love honest opinions because I canāt decide if my reaction is āunexpectedly adorableā or just āunexpectedā!
Having never met an actual child called [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], I actually think it works quite well as a girls name. I do think that the middle name is doing a lot of the work in making it sound more feminine, but it sounds more feminine generally than some gender neutral names a la [name_m]Jude[/name_m].
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is adorable!! [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] is one of those names Iāve always been surprised isnāt used more on girls
I think [name_f]Elijah[/name_f] feels kind of like a spin on [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] so I could definitely see it on a girl (I do prefer [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] though). It feels quite masculine to me and I would definitely be surprised, but it feels more feminine to me than, for example, [name_f]Dylan[/name_f] or [name_f]Hayden[/name_f], so I guess itās a matter of opinion? Not for me personally but I think it works. (It is getting super popular for boys though.)
I donāt hate it: it does have the sounds of [name_f]Neriah[/name_f] and [name_m]Azariah[/name_m] which are being used for girls ā along with those of [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] too. Would I use it? Maybe not as Iāve known quite a few boys called [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] but I wouldnāt be surprised to hear it used more for girls?
I like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] for a girl [name_f][/name_f]! Specifically with the soft ājā. [name_f]So[/name_f] āzshā. Definitely very pretty and very wearable [name_f][/name_f]- surprisingly so, I agree.
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I tend to be more a fan of girl names crossing over to boys (as that seems more interesting sociologically), but Elijahās a good one for the other way round. It comes across as a play on [name_f]Elisa[/name_f] as someone else mentioned, so it feels safe.
Personally I find [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] very masculine and I wouldnāt use for a girl. I also feel that why are we naming our daughters boys names but not our sons girls names until a boy is named [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] I donāt dig it
I like the sound, but Iām not a fan. [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] is very popular for boys, but doesnāt rank at all for girls, so everyone will always assume sheās a boy. And I think especially becauseā¦ [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is right there, and sounds so so so similar! Choosing to use a name that sounds practically the same but is male gives me the feeling of āwe just think boy names are cooler and stronger than girl namesā
I donāt mind[name_f][/name_f] it on a girl in principle, but if I remember rightly this [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] has brothers with traditionally masculine biblical names, and I donāt really love [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] on a girl in that context? As an example, I like [name_m]Freddie[/name_m] on a girl but if I had boys called [name_m]Alfie[/name_m] and [name_m]Max[/name_m] I wouldnāt then have a girl Freddieā¦you know?
I remember when I was in kindergarten there was a boy in my class named Elijah. it was the first time I ever heard the name and to my ears, it sounded like a girl name!
I donāt mind it in theory. my feeling on masculine names for girls is that men/the patriarchy has taken so much from women, so taking their names is just a little taste of their medicine (though, itās not really ātakingā per se, since theyāre well allowed to continue using those names. if they donāt because they donāt want to be seen as feminine then itās their problem and their misogyny, not mine. but I digress).
anyway, as for Elijah, my biggest worry would that it would always be mistaken for Eliza, especially on a girl. since the names are so similar, both in sound and meaning, I donāt really see the point of using Elijah instead, aside from perhaps shock value.
I love the name [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] and its nickname, [name_m]Eli[/name_m].
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If I met an [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], I would scratch my head a bit at the choice. [name_m]In[/name_m] particular, the name [name_f]Eliza[/name_f] is so, so similar to [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], that I would wonder why her parents didnāt just name her [name_f]Eliza[/name_f].
iām torn on elijah for a girl! on one hand, i like the sound of it for a girl in theory, and the nickname ellie is right thereā but on the other hand, it just sounds so masculine to me that i donāt think i could see it on a girl in practice!
i love it, i wish it was less common as a boys name so it wouldnt sound so surprising to hear on a little girl !! i think the sound is really lovely and i actually much prefer it to eliza. [name_f][/name_f] id be so happy to meet a little girl named elijah jane
Sorry, Iām not a fan. I say Elijah with a strong J sound and not so much a Zh sound, so itās very J heavy, and Iām not fond in general of using Biblical boysā names for girls, but especially not Elijah which is top 10 I believe. I might be biased though since Elijah is SO popular hereāone year I actually counted since I heard it so much, and met over 20 of them (I believe it was like 25 or 26?). For me it feels like naming your daughter Theodore or William or Mateoāitās just too rabidly popular on boys to be used for girls. For me anyway. Ezra or Ezri I can get behind for a girlāI still prefer Esme or Eliza, but I can āgetā Ezra? But Elijah just feels 100% boy for me, sorry.
Although I like the sound of the name [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], the truth is that to me [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] is entirely masculine. If I were to meet an [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], I would probably find it surprising at first, although I suppose I would eventually get used to it. There are several traditionally male names that have become fashionable for baby girls, such as [name_m]James[/name_m]. Perhaps it is simply a matter of pushing the change through.
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That said, there is a name whose pronunciation is very, very close to [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] and which is feminine: [name_f]Elaia[/name_f][name_f][/name_f]. It is a Basque name and it means swallow, as in the bird.
I LOVE unisex names on girls. Iāve never considered [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] for a girl, but I can totally get behind it! It wouldnt feel out of place with girls nowadays being called [name_m]Hunter[/name_m], [name_m]Elliot[/name_m], [name_m]James[/name_m], etc. [name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is precious.
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Iāve only ever met one kid with the name [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (b) and that was a couple of years ago.
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] sounds really pretty! I get what you mean because Iāve never thought of it being used as a girlās name before either, but it does definitely sound like it easily could be. It has a softness about it, kind of like a lot of nature names which are often used as unisex names. I can now easily see it as a unisex name, even without hearing [name_f]Jane[/name_f] paired with it, I can imagine it on a girl, and I donāt think a girl would mind having this name at all.
[name_f][/name_f]. It surprised me because Iāve always thought of [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] as firmly a boy name, but paired with [name_f]Jane[/name_f] it actually sounded very sweet and soft, and now I canāt stop thinking about it. Iād genuinely never considered [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] for a girl before, so Iām not sure how I feel about it yet. Part of me thinks it has a strong, gentle quality and fits in with the trend of traditionally masculine or biblical names crossing over, but another part of me wonders if it might be confusing for her later on, especially with expectations when people hear it before meeting her. I also go back and forth on whether the nickname options make it more wearable, like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] or even EJ. Iām curious how others perceive it when you first hear it on a girl. Does it sound fresh and charming, or does it feel too firmly masculine to you? Would love honest opinions because I canāt decide if my reaction is āunexpectedly adorableā or just āunexpectedā!