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Илия
Илия (Ilija) is a masculine given name from Serbo-Croatian, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian, Bulgarian, and Pannonian Rusyn.
Bulgarian and Russian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Ilija.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Илия comes from Serbo-Croatian, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Russian usage, Илия developed from Ἠλίας.
Илия’s family of names
In Russian usage, Илия developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἠλίας. In Bulgarian usage, Илия has a conventional equivalent in the German form Elias. In Russian usage, Илия has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ELIASZ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Илия has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Elijahequivalent
- EliasGerman
- Iliaequivalent
- Ilyaequivalent
- Iliyanequivalent
- EliaszPolish
- Илијаequivalent
- Илиянequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Илия
- Iliya KirchevBulgarian footballer (1932–1997)
- Ilia KushevBulgarian tennis playerborn 1980
- Iliya ArgirovBulgarian musician (1932–2012)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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