Given name · Belarusian
Ілья
“Jehovah is my God”·“from the ancient city”·“yahweh is God”
Ілья (Ilʹjá) is a masculine given name. It is used in Belarusian.
BelarusianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Elijah.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ілья is Ilya written in Cyrillic. In Russian use, Ilya carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ilya is a variant of Ilia. One Greek interpretation is “from the ancient city.” Ilya is a form of Elias. In Hebrew use, Elias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.” Ilya is a form of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
Ілья is Ilya written in Cyrillic. An origin associated with this spelling is Russian.
Explained through its name family
Ілья’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Ілья has a conventional equivalent in the English form Elijah. In Belarusian usage, Ілья has a related form in ILJA. In Belarusian usage, Ілья has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ELIASZ.
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Ілья has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
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Spellings & scripts 4
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Across languages 7
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See also 1
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