Given name

Iļja

“my God is Yahweh”

Iļja is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Latvian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Iļja is a romanization of Илья. Илья goes back to Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ, meaning “my God is Yahweh.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Iļja comes from Russian.

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How it developed

From Russian Илья́.

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Russian

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Kolja is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Ingrian.

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Russian

Iva̍n

Iva̍n is a masculine given name from Russian.

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>99% boys

Russian

Iivo

“Ivan, John”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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