Thoughts on the name Elia?

So I came across the name [name_u]Elia[/name_u] the other day…and fell in love. It’s unique without being weird, and you can still get common nicknames out of it like [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lia[/name_f].

So what do you think? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like it? And what middles would you pair with it? [name_f]My[/name_f] style is all over the place so any suggestions welcome!

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] is a gorgeous name! It is unisex, but seeing as I have an [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] myself it seems very feminine.

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_m]Martell[/name_m] is a character in the Game of Theones series. Never shown, just spoken of. I don’t think you’ll get that association a lot becuase she isn’t a main character at all.

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] Marcelona
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Magdalene/name_f
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

GoT is actually how a came across the name! Since she is only talked about I’m not gonna worry about the association.

I really like [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f]!

Too funny! Yeah I don’t see it being associated with it that much. Now if you were to use Cersei, Sansa, [name_u]Arya[/name_u], etc I could see them being associated with GoT. :wink:

[name_f]Myrcella[/name_f] is Cersei’s daughter and while watching it I said to my husband “[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Marcella[/name_f] is a gorgeous name!” He gave me an odd look. :smiley:

I think it’s pretty.

Haha I didn’t think of that! Maybe that’s why it sounded nice. :stuck_out_tongue:

Isn’t it a boys’ name? I thought it was a form of [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]

I think [name_u]Elia[/name_u] is a great name. Here are some combos

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] Amélie (a-[name_f]MAY[/name_f]-lee)
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]

Like it!

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Honor[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps getting the ball rolling!

A few more:

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]

Technically it’s a short form of [name_m]Elijah[/name_m]…but it sounds ultra feminine. It could also come from the name [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], apparently.

I love [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Mae[/name_f], [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], and [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]! I wouldn’t be able to use [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], but I like it :stuck_out_tongue:

I’m also liking [name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f].

A few more

[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]