Elias?

bartonolivia

I think I finally fell in love with a boy name. But we may have two problems with it. Our last name sounds a lot like "back-us". Do the "as" and "us" at the end sound weird? And our first sons name is Ezra. Is it too matchy? And what do you think about the name in general? 

Bringmemylongswordho

I like Elias, but not with your last name. Suggest 

Elijah 
Issac 
Isaiah 
Gideon 
Levi
Abram
Eli
Gabriel 
Jasper
Seth
Samuel 

virginiaunicorn11

Bringmemylongswordho said:

I like Elias, but not with your last name. Suggest 

Elijah 
Issac 
Isaiah 
Gideon 
Levi
Abram
Eli
Gabriel 
Jasper
Seth
Samuel 

Agreed. I love Eli/jah and it's a bit matchy with Ezra but not so much that I'd side eye it if I heard it 

AndiPandi127

In your case, the rhyme-y name doesn't bother me. I've been told (and take this with a grain of salt) that rhyming names can be memorable on resumes if they aren't cutesy, and I don't think your Elias "back-us" is cutesy at all. I like it. I also love the name Elias.

nurse714

I like Elias, and I think it goes fine with Ezra, but I don't think it goes well with your last name.

keri0426

Love Elias and think it goes fine with Ezra as well as the last name.

4N6s

I think it's fine!

momma2char

I also love it and think it goes well with the last name. For the most part in his life, if he is using his full name it'll likely be on paper (i.e. resume, application), and not said out loud too often anyway. If there are two Elias' in his classroom at school he would likely be Elias B (whatever initial your last name begins with) and not saying the whole name if it's something you're unsure of. Personally though I don't think it sounds bad at all.

SarahFoley725

AndiPandi127 said:

In your case, the rhyme-y name doesn't bother me. I've been told (and take this with a grain of salt) that rhyming names can be memorable on resumes if they aren't cutesy, and I don't think your Elias "back-us" is cutesy at all. I like it. I also love the name Elias.

I second this