What does the name Eli make you think of?

sunnydays99

We're thinking of naming our baby Eli if it's a boy.  I know people usually have an image that goes with certain names, so I'm just wondering what yours is for Eli.  Do you think of a dorky nerdy kid, a popular kid, etc?

smismar

Manning - football

Whitney - inventor

Lilly - pharmaceutical company

KLSC04

Cheesecake.  Then Manning.

mfransdell

It makes me think of a strong robust farmer type guy for some reason. That or a jock.

Becky262

The Eli's I've known were this dorky kid I went to school with (he was seriously like Forest Gump) and a muscian/drug addict who was married to a friend of the family. 

Oh, and Eli Whitney (inventor of the cotton gin  lol)

 

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smismar:

Manning - football

Whitney - inventor

Lilly - pharmaceutical company

Nailed it.  No bad connotations, to me.  I like the name.  (Bit of trivia for you -- Eli Manning's full first name is Elisha.  I don't think Eli necessarily requires a full or "more formal" name; but I thought I'd share the tidbit anyway.)

laf82005

yale. but that's a good thing!

4realyo

dorky, unathletic kid.

my husband also associates with jewish people - im not sure if it has a jewish background or not.

rebus82

I imagine Owen Wilson in The Royal Tenenbaums.?

I happen to really like the name. ?

getnmarried910

red hair and lime green shoes. More the lime green shoes than anything else.  I went to high school with a guy named Eli and only wore lime green shoes, even to prom.  That's why we don't call our son Eli, but Elijah.  Not to mention I like to call my kids what I named them.

KelliLynee

The slow character from the show "Freaks & Geeks."

But i still think its a cute name!

LMS05

I know a few Black men named Elijah (Eli) so that's what I think of. I think it's a nice name. One of my friends just had a baby named Elijah and they call him Eli.

mrs_tacos

The Eli I knew growing up was very smart, ridiculously good looking, a star soccer player, and super nice. His only flaw was that he was almost too nice. So I view the name Eli in a very positive light

squeakerabudhbabi

The first thing I think of is my friend from high school who was GORGEOUS (everyone had a crush on him!), talented (he's a dancer and musician - swoon!), and soooo sweet (he was one of the kindest people I have ever met).  So, all I think of when I hear it is someone FABULOUS!!!!!

soon-to-beamrs

I used to think of it as dorky but now I love it.  I'm finding that with a lot of names for some reason.

shannm

I really like this name.  To me it sounds strong.  I would imagine a strong, cool kid.  My DH said no because it sounded Amish to him.  So?

And there is another boy in our daycare that spells his name Eli but it is pronounced Ellie.  That was new to me.

mrsc720

I like it. I have never known an Eli so it doesn't make me think of anything.