How do you pronounce Elijah?

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I thought it was with a soft 'J' so like El-izsh-a. But I've seen some say you actually pronounce the 'J'. Not too keen on it with a hard 'J' 😞

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El-i-jah

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Definitely soft j

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My friend named there kid javier ( jay-vi-er) not (ha-vie-air) & get super pissy when people mispronounce it... like seriously?

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That's my 3yrs Olds name, and people don't mispronounced it. I love the name

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It's actually pronounced both of the 2 ways! In the bible it's used twice for both ways. That's why my husband and I are debating using it, I don't want people to mispronounce it😂

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Eli-jah. With the j

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I pronounce same as you, planning on naming our son that one day.

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I have always thought soft J

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