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The name Elijah is #6 on the list of top 100 cool baby boy names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

Personal experiences with the name Elijah: | Edit

My son's name is Elijah and it fits him perfectly. Elijah is a shy, creative, smart little boy.

My nephews name is Elijah. We usually call him Eli or E. He seems to like his name. I think it's cute and catchy. I would recommend it.

My husband's name is Elija. That spelling is not as common. No one can pronounce it right, even though it is a common Biblical name.

My baby son was born in December 2009 and we named him Elijah.

In my son's preschool are 2 boys named Elijah (one goes by Eli), a girl named Elisha, and another named Eliza. They all answer to each others' name and it can get very confusing!

I knew a guy in college named Elijah. They all called him Lijie.

Nicknames for Elijah: | Edit

Eli, Lije, Ijah, Lijah, E, Lisha, Lyly, E.J.

Meanings and history of the name Elijah: | Edit

the slavic form of Elijah is "ilija"

Famous real-life people named Elijah: | Edit

Elijah Wood, actor
Elijah Kelly, actor (Hairspray)
Elijah Blue Allman, son of Cher and Gregg Allman

Elijah in song, story & screen: | Edit

The prophet Elijah is noted in Jewish custom, notably at Passover, where a seat is reserved for him at the table.

Elijah Baley is an important character in the Robot novels of Isaac Asimov.

"Go Like Elijah" is a song by the American rock-pop-jazz songwriter Chi Coltrane.

Robin Mark created a praise song entitled "Days of Elijah."