Anonymous wrote:We are expecting our second child soon and we really like Elliot with Eli as a nn. I'm not sure if Eli for a non-Jewish is weird?

I think Eli for a non-Jewish kid is fine. I think Eli as a nickname for an entirely different unrelated name that doesn't start with the same sounds is very weird.

If you want a kid named Eli, a legitimate name with a long meaningful history, why would you name them Elliot?

I know Jewish boys with this name and non-Jewish girls.

Anonymous wrote:Go with Elias.

https://nameberry.com/babyname/elias/boy

OP here. We do not like Elias or Elijah.

Anonymous wrote:The only Elliots I know are Catholic

OP here. We are not religious but would likely be catholic if we were. We have Polish, German, and Irish heritage.

Go with Elias.

https://nameberry.com/babyname/elias/boy

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love Elliot for a girl. It’s snowballing in popularity for girls..

I hate this name for a girl.

https://nameberry.com/babyname/elliot/girl

Eli

OMG op grow up.

Eli is not a name that is only for Jewish families.

This is so stupid.

Vacation Bible school in NC, GA & FL would like to have a word.

Personally I know 2 Christian Eli-s. I do think of it as a Jewish name though.

Anonymous wrote:I love Elliot for a girl. It’s snowballing in popularity for girls..

I hate this name for a girl.

All of the Eli’s I know are Jewish.

I love Elliot for a girl. It’s snowballing in popularity for girls..

I’ve known and Eli for years. He is not Jewish. Eli is his full name though. It’s a great name.

Another option would be Elias. Elias is a Greek version of the Hebrew names "Elijah" and "Eli"
Elias is a rarer choice than Elijah due to it's relative uniqueness...

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The only Elliots I know are Catholic

No it's not weird.

We are expecting our second child soon and we really like Elliot with Eli as a nn. I'm not sure if Eli for a non-Jewish is weird?