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in reply to a message by Remora L.
Hi !!!
I can give you an Italian perspective if you want.
I grew up thinking that Elijah were pronounced e-LEE-yah and I found its actually pronounciation just few months ago. It is a pretentious and way too complex form of the name in my opinion.
Eliel is too religious to my ears.. whatever form of Eliyahu has already in it the two ways to say _ _ _ _ so Eliel is melodious but too much.
Eli in Italy seems the short for Elisa or Elisabetta and it's pronounced EH-lee. It doesn't work here.
Nowadays there are popular some foreign forms: Elias (Spanish), Ilyas (Arabic) and Ilya (Russian). I personally like Élie (French) too.
I think what the English pronounciations are too complex in general.
I agree with the Finnish pronounciation as it is the same of mine. Being a philologist inside I would choose it also because it is the Hebrew correct too.
About an alternative spelling I would use Elyel rather than Eliyel but the pronounciation would be exactly the same of Eliel.
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
I can give you an Italian perspective if you want.
I grew up thinking that Elijah were pronounced e-LEE-yah and I found its actually pronounciation just few months ago. It is a pretentious and way too complex form of the name in my opinion.
Eliel is too religious to my ears.. whatever form of Eliyahu has already in it the two ways to say _ _ _ _ so Eliel is melodious but too much.
Eli in Italy seems the short for Elisa or Elisabetta and it's pronounced EH-lee. It doesn't work here.
Nowadays there are popular some foreign forms: Elias (Spanish), Ilyas (Arabic) and Ilya (Russian). I personally like Élie (French) too.
I think what the English pronounciations are too complex in general.
I agree with the Finnish pronounciation as it is the same of mine. Being a philologist inside I would choose it also because it is the Hebrew correct too.
About an alternative spelling I would use Elyel rather than Eliyel but the pronounciation would be exactly the same of Eliel.
Personal Name Lists https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/125456
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