Given name
Elja
“yahweh is God”·“jehovah is my God”
Elja is a variant of Elijah. Interpretations include “yahweh is God” and “jehovah is my God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elja is a variant 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
Elja is a variant of Elijah. An origin associated with Elijah is Hebrew.
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The story
Elja is a variant of Elijah. The history of Elijah gives this family its wider story. Elijah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
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Elja’s family of names
Elja has a related form in Elijah. In Finnish usage, Elja has a conventional equivalent in the German form Elias.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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