Given name · Hebrew
אליהו
“god”·“my”·“the LORD”
אליהו ('Eliyáhu) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.
HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Elijah.
Meaning & origin
What it means
אליהו is built from elements meaning “god” and “my” and “the LORD”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Built from Hebrew אֵל ('el, “god”) + ־ִי (-i, “my”) + ־יָהוּ (-yáhu, “the LORD”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
אליהו’s family of names
In Hebrew usage, אליהו has a diminutive in אלי. In Hebrew usage, אליהו has a later derivative in Elijah. In Hebrew usage, אליהו has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Elias.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
אליהו has relatives in 15 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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.
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