Given name & surname
Ili
“Jehovah is my God”
Ili is a variant of Ilias. In Hebrew use, Ilias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ili is a variant of Ilias. In Hebrew use, Ilias carries the interpretation “Jehovah is my God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ili connects to the Elijah name family through Ilias. An origin associated with Elijah is Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Ili is a diminutive of Ilona.
The story
Ili connects to the Elijah name family through Ilias. The history of Elijah gives this family its wider story. Elijah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Explained through its name family
Ili’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Ili is a diminutive of Ilona. Ili has a related form in Ilias. In Greek usage, Ili as a surname is a transliteration of Ήλη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ili
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Ili, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Eili
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“high; height, elevation”
50% boys · 50% girls
Izri
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Iliâ
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Ìlija
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Ysmail
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Ifan
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Ahi
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