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elijah
origin: Hebrew
meaning: The Lord is My God
From a ranking of 284 in the ’80s, 134 in the ’90s and top 25 today, Elijah has emerged as a clear contender for the “it” biblical name. As a biblical prophet, he was very much “it” -- he managed to raise the dead, bring fire down from the sky, and go up to Heaven accompanied by chariots. The name also appears in the Talmud and the Koran, making this a nice interdenominational choice. If it already feels too trendy for you, consider the medieval variation Elis.
current U.S. popularity rank: 2010: 22
Famous elijah
- Elijah Wood - actor
- Elijah McCoy - inventor
- Elijah - prophet
- Elijah Allman - son of Cher and Gregg Allman
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i love the name elijah im going call my son that jon phan the pregnant women signing out
by I love abuif we are having a boy we are thinking naming him elijah colton
by skyblue6604So i have a question.. My husband is an NBA fan & we have named our First child Elijah Kobe (as in Kobe Bryant). We are having our Second child in a few days & he wants our child's middle name to be LeBron (as in LeBron James). LeBron James also goes by the nickname "King James", so i was thinking of having our son's middle name be "King" instead. Any thoughts??
by NickiBand13I absolutely adore this for a middle name!
by mistique91My first sons name Elijah Joshua <3 I love it. We usually call him Eli, but he has plenty of nicknames :)
by vazquez13Awsome if I have a boy i will be naming him Elijah King
by LaylaorElijahsmomJust had a boy a couple weeks ago, we named him, Elijah Grey.
by mayhem2012I absolutely love it...........if my baby is a boy his name will be Elijah Carlton
by RondeneThis will be my sons middle name(: I've always loved this name and I think it goes grat with the first name I chose (Maximus)
by missmichalrMy friend just named their baby Elijah Nicholas! Eli for short :) so cute!
by anrpennellWe are going to name our son, due in January, Alijah Jordan. I love the name and meaning behind it, but everyone in our family all have "A" names. So we decided to switch it up a bit and make it our own :)
by alyssa9275Our first born boy will be Elijah James
by ks7ff55If my baby is a boy, His name will be Elijah Emmett.. Love the meaning, and the name!
by CarWeigand"Elijiah Scout"??? Your daughter is going to haaaaate you lol
by DoubleTrouble113our preschooler picked this name right before they were wheelin me off to the OR in our emegency situation! I had no idea what it meant but I love it and the fact his brother picked it made it that more special!
by krystle12184If we have a boy, this is our pick :)
by mamapayneWe named our daughter Elijiah Scout. We call her Ellie instead of Eli. I love it, and it fits her perfectly!
by carleighkingWe're naming our son Elyjah...Ely for short. Don't be afraid to change the spelling alittle bit to make it unique.
by PrevolonI love this name I would call him "Eli"
by wendystantontuckerI adore adore adore this name! I would name my son Elijah (Eli for short) but my daughters name is Eisley, so Eli and Eisley would be kind of wierd!
by vigilangeeloooove this name, naming our son Elijah when hes born, due date feb 1, 2012!!!!!
by jju_stb_jjuElijah James will be the name of my second son.
by IDontHaveOne18My husband and I have decided if we have a boy this time that his name will be Peyton. I really want the middle name to be Elijah, but my husband does not like it.....What do yall think??
by ma2Blm2010Elijah is one of the most solid boy names I have ever heard and that is why I fell in love with it! My husband and I find out in January what we are having. If it is a boy, his name will be Elijah Walker. Walker was my husband's father's name and is my husband's middle name. I am so thrilled about this name and our girl name of Elliana Noel. January will be a perfect time to find out!
by kristenp27This was gonna be my baby boys name till his uncle named his kid this. Im still mad about it. We talked about baby names and a week later they go from Michael customized on a lot of stuff, to Elijah
by mommamichi11elijah is also a spanish name...it is spelled Elias i dont know why they didnt put that on this site..my sons name is elijah and hes mexican/american and his name could be Elias or elijah
by cjsmom375It took a little time for it to grow on me, but I am in love with this name now.... We are naming our first boy Elijah Jack, (Jack is both my grandfather and my husbands grandfathers name) And will call him Eli for short :)
by kerischraderi LOVE THE MEANING
by shantell22My little guy's first name. :)
by Netty_3This is going to be my baby boys middle name. Now for the hard part the first(:
by cassey525I love it im naming my son elijiah Deisacc Johnson
by AshiaHI love this name. There are so many great Biblical stories connected to this name. Elijah of the Bible was a great man. We're definitely thinking that this will be our son's first name.
by ChelleBelle90That's the middle name of my first born son!!! :)
by ESTHER_J85@YAHOO.COMThis is what I am naming my first born son in August 2011 :-)
by xfarrahxI like it so much, I named my third son Elijah!
by BenandJacob1I adapted t for my baby girl Ilyjcha
by mrselihomesis the meaning the same if it is spelled eliSHa?
by can2walk2getheri met this girl once her name was telijah. (you pronounce it Tee-lee-ya) same root meaning and all but ive never run into anyone else with that name.
by smrluvn717Love it!
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