Given name & surname · Greek
Ηλίας
“Jehovah is my God”·“yahweh is God”·“jehovah is my God”
Ηλίας (Ilías) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Elijah.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ηλίας is Ilias written in the Greek alphabet. In Hebrew use, Ilias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ilias is a form of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ηλίας comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἠλίᾱς, from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā).
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Ηλίας’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ηλίας has a diminutive in Λίας. In Greek usage, Ηλίας has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elijah. In Greek usage, Ηλίας has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ELIASZ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ηλίας has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ηλίας
- Ilias IliadisGreek judokaborn 1986
- Ilias TsirimokosGreek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece (1907–1968)
- Ilias AtmatsidisGreek footballerborn 1969
- Elias CharalambousCypriot footballer and managerborn 1980
- Elias VenezisGreek writer (1904–1973)
- Ilias LalaounisGreek goldsmith (1920-2013)
- Ilias ZourosGreek professional basketball coachborn 1966
- Ilias HatzipavlisGreek sailorborn 1949
- Ilias KafetzisGreek distance runner1900–1901
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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