Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ìlija is a romanization of Илија. Илија comes from Old Church Slavonic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Ìlija’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Ìlija is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Илија.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Ìlija, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Irijah
“Yah sees” · “he will see Yah”
71% boys · 29% girls
Iliâ
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Elja
“yahweh is God” · “jehovah is my God”
>99% girls
Irāia
Irāia is a masculine given name from Bible. It is used in Māori.
>99% boys
Ihaka
“full of laughter”
>99% boys
Ilías
Ilías is a masculine given name. It is used in Icelandic.
>99% boys
Ilepsea
“she is my delight”
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Igdaliah
“great is Yah” · “Yah makes great”
>99% boys