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Elijah0915
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BFP#2 May 29/12 EDD Feb 3/13 M/C June 9/12 @ 6 weeks
BFP#3 August 12/12 (It rained all day and then at dinner we saw a rainbow... and had a BFP just before bed!) EDD April 21/12
Did I make a mistake?
Elijah0915
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in Baby Names
Have you ever felt like opps....I might have messed up!
I called our son Elijah...but now I am worried that he might be judged by it.
Thoughts?????
BFP#2 May 29/12 EDD Feb 3/13 M/C June 9/12 @ 6 weeks
BFP#3 August 12/12 (It rained all day and then at dinner we saw a rainbow... and had a BFP just before bed!) EDD April 21/12
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Re: Did I make a mistake?
No way! Elijah's a great name. It's actually gaining in popularity, so it's not unusual in any way.
What specific concerns do you have?
I am so worried that Elijah will be shortened to silly nicknames like Jah or Lija!
has anyone called him that? He's the older baby in the picture right? So he's like...over a year old? Is there a reason you suddenly started worrying about his name?
If people shorten it, they will definitely shorten it to Eli. But they'll follow your lead. Elijah isn't a name that people automatically shorten like Matthew or Joshua.
Plus,I have one of those "failure" names everyone likes to talk about,so you may not want to take advice from me at all.:)
T1 diabetes diagnosed 11/95 due to severe pancreatic injury
BFP 1 1/22/10 EDD 9/30/10 Adria b. 9/11/10 d.8/9/11, Transposition of the Great Arteries,
Pleural effusion, Kidney Failure
BFP 2 4/26/12 EDD 1/3/13 M/C 5/13/12
BFP 3 10/3/12 EDD 6/17/13 Twins! Preston and Juliet b. 5/22/13
My name is Starr.Oh,and also,susanluccismom , I think if the OP picked Erik,it should be with a "c" and not a "k".
T1 diabetes diagnosed 11/95 due to severe pancreatic injury
BFP 1 1/22/10 EDD 9/30/10 Adria b. 9/11/10 d.8/9/11, Transposition of the Great Arteries,
Pleural effusion, Kidney Failure
BFP 2 4/26/12 EDD 1/3/13 M/C 5/13/12
BFP 3 10/3/12 EDD 6/17/13 Twins! Preston and Juliet b. 5/22/13
My family has started to call him Lija (mostly because my nephew cannot not say Elijah) and I know my family...a NN STICKS!
My family and I struggle with this a lot (I am NEVER called RUTH only Ruthie or ceiling) and that gets old like 30 years ago!
I do like the name Erik...kind of sounds rough/handsome and viking ish! Can I legally change his name now?
Were your parents poor? That seems to be the general consensus of this board when you have a unique name like Starr. I bet nobody calls you back when you turn in your resume eh?
Oh this should show you my family...ceiling=roof=ruth
Nuff said???
And before you think of us as low class...My salutation is not Mrs or Ms, but Dr!
I bet Jah could teach you how to Dougie!
My family is middle class,and they are pretty typical in all respects.
I actually have had great luck with my name.I enjoy that if I hear my name,I know that person is talking to me and not one of the 5 other people with a very common name in a room.
I feel it has made me more successful in my work.I work with people,and have been told by interviewers,supervisors,etc.that my name stuck with them and I often got called first for interviews,and I have people that I worked for and remember me still,a decade later.
I feel having a unique name makes me a more memorable person although I know that isn't the general consensus.
And no,I'm not a stripper,nor have I ever been.Thanks for that.
T1 diabetes diagnosed 11/95 due to severe pancreatic injury
BFP 1 1/22/10 EDD 9/30/10 Adria b. 9/11/10 d.8/9/11, Transposition of the Great Arteries,
Pleural effusion, Kidney Failure
BFP 2 4/26/12 EDD 1/3/13 M/C 5/13/12
BFP 3 10/3/12 EDD 6/17/13 Twins! Preston and Juliet b. 5/22/13
And thank you,mj! I was actually being silly.The reason I said that is because my husband's name is Erik.He is czech.When I came on this board asking about my boy name options with my DH's name as the middle name,everyone insisted I was spelling it wrong.
T1 diabetes diagnosed 11/95 due to severe pancreatic injury
BFP 1 1/22/10 EDD 9/30/10 Adria b. 9/11/10 d.8/9/11, Transposition of the Great Arteries,
Pleural effusion, Kidney Failure
BFP 2 4/26/12 EDD 1/3/13 M/C 5/13/12
BFP 3 10/3/12 EDD 6/17/13 Twins! Preston and Juliet b. 5/22/13
Well this is better than the usual sex questions I usually get!
But how can that be?? Wouldn't your name fall into this category??
"Whether someone likes it or not or thinks it is fair or not, one of the first things their child is going to be judged on in life is their name, starting when their kindergarten teacher gets the class list, scans it, and, often subconsciously, forms a preconceived nothing about the kids. ?Jayden, Raelin, Carlee, MahKayla -?must be uneducated or lower class parents and therefore the child, whether it is true or not, is perceived as a less intelligent child, and often treated that way. ?Elizabeth, James, Cora, Daniel - sounds like kids with upper class parents, or at least parents who take their children's future seriously, therefore they are perceived and treated as smarter children.?"
Ok, this thread is full of win.
1) Starr, JustCassidy was kidding since that's the type of responses people would give had someone asked about naming their own DC a name as unique as yours, although hearing your thoughts on the name is interesting and I have come across people with such unique names that they do stick with you and you remember them.
2) Is susanluccismom a new troll? Her responses seem crazy
3) Ruth, your son has a beautiful name, no, it's probably not to late to change it but from the sounds of it your family will come up with some cazy NN for any name you pick. Do they know that all this nicknaming has caused you serious regret?
You really think my middle name is kitten?LOL
T1 diabetes diagnosed 11/95 due to severe pancreatic injury
BFP 1 1/22/10 EDD 9/30/10 Adria b. 9/11/10 d.8/9/11, Transposition of the Great Arteries,
Pleural effusion, Kidney Failure
BFP 2 4/26/12 EDD 1/3/13 M/C 5/13/12
BFP 3 10/3/12 EDD 6/17/13 Twins! Preston and Juliet b. 5/22/13
That's my middle name! Rrrreow
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OP, there's nothing at all wrong with Elijah.
I think its far more likely that people will call him Eli. I think its a great name and I'd love to use it myself.
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Another ancient Hebrew prophet? I thought you didn't like naming babies after them?
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Awfully insightful from someone who named her son Beckham. Sounds like the name of Britney's Spears' next baby.
Um, I have a friend named Elijah, we call him Lij or Lijah and I see no problem there. I think it is a beautiful name, it's actually one we are consiering for our son due in January.
Did you not see the quoted reference? It was a joke referring to a recent post stating how everyone on this board has no tolerance for original names. You've proven that point quite well!