Longer, formal name for Eli?

Boy Names
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[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I are working on choosing our top 3 names. We prefer to have a longer, formal name and then a diminutive nickname for every day use. One name we really like as a nickname is [name_m]Eli[/name_m]. As a formal name for [name_m]Eli[/name_m], we are considering:

[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] Graszer
[name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] Graszer
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] Graszer

Which do you like best?

Note: Middle name will be [name_u]James[/name_u] no matter what.

2

I like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]. It has strength. Unfortunately, [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is being swooped in on by girls so that one’s not as clean cut.

3

I like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] the most with [name_u]James[/name_u].

4

I love, love, love [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u]!

5

I don’t know why I prefer the double s in [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] over the double j of [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u].

Either way [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] is a great name no matter gender!

6

[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] is my favorite [name_m]Eli[/name_m] name, and [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] is great.

7

I like [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] to go with the nn [name_m]Eli[/name_m].

8

Another vote for [name_m]Elijah[/name_m].

9

I cannot decide between [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u].

10

[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] or [name_u]Elias[/name_u]. [name_m]Both[/name_m] such beautiful names! :slight_smile:

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I really like [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u]. I’ve never met an [name_u]Elliot[/name_u], so it appeals to me more than [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], several of whom I’ve met, and I don’t like the double s of [name_u]Elias[/name_u] [name_u]James[/name_u].