how to pronounce the name Elijah??

[LoveMyBaby786]

e-lie-sha i wud say

 

[LegoHouse]

E-lie-sha x

 

[MarissaFaith]

E-Lie-Zsa

 

[jessicatunnel]

We pronounce it E-li-sha.
Like shhhh. Haha. Idk how to explain it.
I've never heard of people pronouncing it like Eli-JAH?

 

[babynewbie]

I pronounce it E-LIE-JA. Never heard of it said any other way!

 

[jenmcn1]

Thx so much!! Its so confusing lol! I love this name, but its my husband who is more 'sold' on this name. My choice is more for Josiah. But I don't know!

 

[Becky1987]

I like the JAH way of pronouncing it for a boy, the other way (like many pp have said) sounds like Elisha which is a girls name IMO?! X

 

[Liberty8888]

We say ELI-JAH - soft J. I agree with PP and think the other way is girly sounding! We love the name also (obviously) Lol.

 

[bjl1981]

Thx so much!! Its so confusing lol! I love this name, but its my husband who is more 'sold' on this name. My choice is more for Josiah. But I don't know!

Thats quite funny as we already have a Josiah, and our top boys name choice is Elijah! (although a british celebrity recently named their son Eli, and thats making my husband a little less sold on it)

 

[jenmcn1]

Thx so much!! Its so confusing lol! I love this name, but its my husband who is more 'sold' on this name. My choice is more for Josiah. But I don't know!

Thats quite funny as we already have a Josiah, and our top boys name choice is Elijah! (although a british celebrity recently named their son Eli, and thats making my husband a little less sold on it)

OMG- I just looked at your ticker...and your son's middle name is James??
lol- if this baby turns out to be a boy, we will be naming him either Elijah James, or Josiah James!! TOO FUNNY!! Great minds think alike!

 

[LaraB]

I've only ever heard it as ee-li-jah, the way you've put it sounds like the girls name Elisha

 

[jenmcn1]

I've only ever heard it as ee-li-jah, the way you've put it sounds like the girls name Elisha

Yeah I dont think we would pronounce it with a "shh" sound...more like a soft J...if that makes sense.
I've heard Elisha is a girls name - but I dont know anyone that has used it as that. Might just be where I live though