Elias

Elias (/ɪˈlaɪəs/ il-EYE-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἠλίας, romanized: Elías) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ, romanized: Elyāe; Arabic: إلیاس, romanized: Ilyās, or إلیا, Ilyā), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.

Variants

Éilias Irish
Elia Italian, English
Elias Norwegian
Elías Icelandic
Éliás Hungarian
Elías Spanish
Eliáš, Elijáš Czech
Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias Indonesian
Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish
Elias Danish, German, Swedish
Elias Portuguese
Elias, Iliya (ایلیا ,الیاس) Persian
Elias, Elis Swedish
Elias, Elyas (ኤሊያስ) Ethiopian
Elias, Elyas Philippines
Eliasz Polish
Élie French
Elija Slovene
Elijah English, Hebrew
Elis Welsh
Elisedd Welsh
Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala
Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh
Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (إیلیا, إلیاس) Arabic
Elliot, Elliott English
Ellis English, Welsh (anglicised)
Helias Ecclesiastical Latin
Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian
Ilia (ილია) Georgian
Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek, Modern Greek¹
Ilie Romanian
Ilija (Илија) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
Ilijas/Ilijaz Bosnian
Ilja German
Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian
Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian
Illés Hungarian
Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian
Ilya (Илья) Russian
İlyas Turkish
Ilyaas Somali
Ilyos Uzbek
Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay
Líggjas Faroese
Lyes Kabyle
Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian
埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese

Feminized variants

Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian
Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ilinca Romanian
Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
Eliana, Iliana Greek
Éliane French

People with the given name

Elias (Greek scholar), 6th century commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry
List of Catholicoi of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717
Elias of Nisibis (975–1046), Church of the East bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya
Elias, Duke of Parma (1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma
Elías Ahúja y Andría (1863–1951), Spanish politician
Elias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football player
Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist
Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politician
Elias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politician
Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player
Elias Bonine (1843–1916), American photographer
Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), American politician
Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) (1802–1839), Native American writer
Elias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinist
Elias Canetti (1905–1994), Bulgarian writer
Elias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel and major
Elias Charalambous (born 1980), Cypriot footballer
Elias James Corey (born 1928), American chemist
Elias Dayton (1737–1807), American soldier and politician
Elias P. Demetracopoulos, Greek journalist
Elias Disney (1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney
Elias Dolah (born 1993), Thai footballer
Elias (footballer, born 1963), Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva
Elias Farkouh (1948–2020), Jordanian writer
Elias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor
Elias John Wilkinson Gibb (1857–1901), Scottish orientalist
Elias Gleizer (1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian
Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painter
Elias Harris (born 1989), German basketball player
Elias Hicks (1748–1830), American Quaker Preacher
Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect
Elias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine
Elias Hrawi (1925–2006), Lebanese politician
Elias Kane (1794–1835), American politician
Elias Khoury (1948–2024), Lebanese writer
Elias Koteas (born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor
Elias Lianos, Greek businessman
Elias Lindholm (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884), Finnish philologist
Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician
Elias Maluvunu (born 2004), Swiss footballer
Elias Mendes Trindade (born 1985), Brazilian former footballer
Elias Motsoaledi (1924–1994), South African anti-apartheid activist
Elias Murr (born 1962), Lebanese politician
Elias Ngeny (born 1996), Kenyan middle-distance runner
Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer
Elias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer
Elias Pettersson (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
Elias Polk (1806–1886), American slave and political activist
Elias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologist
Elias Rababi (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician
Elias Ricks, American football player
Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer
Elias Alford Rowan (1837–1912), American politician
Elias Salomonsson (born 2004), Swedish hockey player
Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982
Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as Vic Seixas (1923–2024), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
Elias Seppänen (born 2003), Finnish racing driver
Elias Shoufani (1932–2013), Palestinian author and historian
Elias Soares de Oliveira, Elias (footballer, born 1931), Brazilian former football striker
Elias Spantidakis, known as Louis Tikas (1886–1914), Greek-American union leader
Elias M. Stein (1931–2018), American mathematician
Elias Syrjä (born 1998), Finnish freestyle skier
Elias Tahan (born 1986), American photographer
Elias Toufexis (born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor
Elias Vattis (born 1986), Cypriot football player
Elias Venezis (1904–1973), Greek writer
Elias Viljanen (born 1975), Finnish musician
Elias Wessén (1889–1981), Swedish linguist
Elias Wright (1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era
Elias Zerhouni (born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor
Elias Zoghby (1912–2008), Lebanese archbishop

Fictional characters with the given name

Elias, a prominent gangster in the TV series Person of Interest
Elias Bogan, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
Elias Grover, fictional character in the 2006 film Clerks II
Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from Degrassi: The Next Generation
Elias Vikstedt fictional character from Salatut elämät

People with the surname

Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943–1997), Bengali writer
Alex Elias, American entrepreneur
Alix Elias, American actress, known for Married... with Children
Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician
Benny Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league player
Blas Elias (born 1967), American musician
Dave Elias (1969–2013), Canadian curler
David Elias (born 1949), Canadian writer
Duncan David Elias (born 1985), Singaporean football player
Eliane Elias (born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musician
Erick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actor
Eulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancher
Gastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis player
Hanin Elias (born 1972), German musician
Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politician
Isaak Elias (1912–1998), Canadian politician
Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist
Johan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as Vroedschap van Amsterdam
John Elias (1775–1841), Christian preacher in Wales
John Elias (rugby league) (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach
Jonathan Elias (born 1956), American composer
Lee Elias (1920–1998), American comics artist
Manny Elias (born 1953), English drummer
Mike Elias (born 1982), American baseball executive
Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist
Patrik Eliáš (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
Peter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientist
Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer
Robert Elias, birth name of Robert Downey Sr., American actor and film director
Roenis Elías, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher
Rosalind Elias (1930–2020), American singer
Quentin Elias (1980–2014), French model and actor
Sandy Abi Elias, Lebanese footballer
Sian Elias (born 1949), New Zealand judge
Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian judge
Ton Elias (born 1955), retired Dutch politician
Toni Elías (born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist
Zé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player

References

Yvonne Navarro (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning. Second Edition. McFarland & Company. p. 116 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-2934-9.

[1] Yvonne Navarro (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning. Second Edition. McFarland & Company. p. 116 pp. ISBN 978-0-7864-2934-9.

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