Same name, but not...WDYT?

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Same name, but not...WDYT?
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Mon, 10-08-2007 - 12:43pm

Soooooooo, as you all know, I'm frantically thinking about boy's names!

DH's cousin has a son named Eli. BUT, they use the Hebrew pronunciation (so it sounds like 'elly'). AND they live in Guelph (it would take about 25 hours to drive there). Far away enough that even though Eli is 1 and a half, we've never met him.

...but...DH has only 2 cousins...

So: would it be weird if we named this baby Eli (and pronounced it ee-lie)? What's your opinion?

It sure does fit our requirements: Hebrew, but not aggressively so, un-nickname-able, easy to spell and pronounce. Goes well with Caplan (my kids' last name, not mine)...

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Thu, 10-11-2007 - 1:03pm

Hi, I'm not sure what you mean by this: "It kind of bothers me that Max and Eli are both so short while Solomon is longer, but I am kinda weird like that. I'd like something 2 syllables the best, like Elias, but I know how you feel about nn's! Overall, I think Eli is a nice choice." I don't know how you are pronouncing Eli, but it IS 2 syllables. Eee-lie. Elias is three. ? I know it is as short as Max (spelling wise) but Max is one syllable, Solomon is 3 and Eli is 2.

But, as it happens, the whole discussion is moot because DH flatly turned it down! :o)

In a week I'll know gender for SURE and then I can get to thinking about this all seriously!

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Thu, 10-11-2007 - 1:50pm
Yeah, I think I was just thinking visually.
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