Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἠλίας
Ἠλίας (Ēlī́ās) is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Ēlías.
Meaning & origin
Ἠλίας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἠλίας has a later derivative in Elias. Ἠλίας has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form ELIASZ. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἠλίας has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Elías.
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Around the world
Ἠλίας has relatives in 21 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
21 related names in 21 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 21
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Elijahequivalent
- Eliasderivative · Portuguese, Finnish
- Iliasderivative · Dutch
- Eliaszderivative · Polish
- Iliederivative · Romanian
- Илиꙗborrowing · cu
- ઈલ્યાસderivative · Gujarati
- इलियासderivative · Hindi
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- الیاسderivative · Ottoman Turkish
- Ілляderivative · Ukrainian
- Ілиясderivative · Kazakh
- Илияderivative · Russian
- Líggjasderivative · Faroese
- إلياسborrowing · Arabic
- ÉlieFrench
- ElíasSpanish
- Iljazderivative · Albanian
- Lìaderivative · Sicilian
- Ilìaderivative · Sicilian
- Iiliäderivative · izh
- İlyasderivative · Turkish
Similar names
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Lamec
“to make small”
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“he will deliver”
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Neemia
“consolation of Yahweh”
77% boys · 23% girls
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Jorkeam
“green people” · “grasslike folks”
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