Given name · also Turkish
Iljaz
Iljaz is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Albanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Iljaz comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Iljaz developed from Ἠλίας.
Iljaz’s family of names
Iljaz developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἠλίας. Iljaz was borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish form الیاس.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Iljaz, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Azaz
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98% boys · 2% girls
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Ahaz
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Ilán
“oak”
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Nibhaz
“Lord of darkness”
>99% boys
Ashkenaz
“fire like sprinkles” · “so fire is scattered”
>99% boys
Ithra
“excellence” · “abundance”
>99% boys
Ishpah
“jasper” · “guiding fire at the edge”
>99% boys