Elias

Elias
Pronunciation	English /ᵻˈlaɪ.əs/; otherwise: [eˈli.as] or [ˈelias]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Greek, Latin, originally Hebrew
Meaning	My God is Yahweh
Other names
Related names	Elijah

The Prophet Elias, by Daniele da Volterra.

Elias /ᵻˈlaɪ.əs/ is the Latin transliteration of the Greek name Ηλίας, which in turn is the Hellenized form of the Hebrew: אליהו, Eliyahu, meaning "Yahweh is my God".^[1] Another form of Eliyahu in English is Elijah /ᵻˈlaɪdʒə/.^[2]

The name belonged most notably to Elijah, the Hebrew prophet. The Quran refers to this prophet in Arabic as Ilias (إلياس), the prophet who was born in Baalbek, east of Lebanon. The King James Version of the Bible also uses "Elias" in the New Testament as the English translation of the Greek name for this prophet.

Variants

• Elia English, Dutch, Italian
• Eliah Norwegian, Swedish
• Elías Icelandic
• Éliás Hungarian
• Elías Spanish
• Eliáš, Elijáš Czech
• Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish
• Elias German
• Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek
• Elias Portuguese
• Elias (الیاس) Persian
• Elias, Elis Swedish
• Elias, Elyas Ethiopian
• Elias, Elyas Philippines
• Eliasz Polish
• Élie French
• Elija Slovene
• Elijah English, Hebrew
• Eliyahu (אליהו) Hebrew
• Eliyyahu (אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
• Elliot, Elliott English
• Ellis English
• Helias Ecclesiastical Latin
• Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian
• Ilia (ილია) Georgian
• Ilias (Ηλίας) Modern Greek^[3]
• Ilie Romanian
• Ilija (Илија) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
• Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian
• Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian
• Ilyās (إلياس) Arabic
• Illés Hungarian
• Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian
• Ilya (Илья) Russian
• İlyas Turkish
• Ilias/Illiyas Malay
• Líggjas Faroese
• Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian
• 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese

Feminine variants

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

People with this name

People with the given name Elias

• Elias (Greek scholar) was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry.
• Elias of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717
• Elias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football player
• Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist
• Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politician
• Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player
• Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain
• 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 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 Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor
• Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painter
• Elias Harris (born 1989), German basketball player
• Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect
• Elias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine
• Elias Hrawi (1925–2006), Lebanese politician
• Ilias Iliadis (born 1986), Georgian-Greek judoka
• Elias Kane (1794–1835), American politician
• Elias Kazan (1909-2003), Cappadocian Greek-American Hollywood director
• Elias Khoury (born 1948), Lebanese writer
• Elias Koteas (born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor
• Elias Lianos, Greek businessman
• Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884), Finnish philologist
• Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician
• Elias Mendes Trindade (1985), Brazilian football player
• Elias Murr (born 1962), Lebanese politician
• Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer
• Elias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer
• Elias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologist
• Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese politician
• Elias Spantidakis (1886-1914), Greek-American union leader
• Elias M. Stein (born 1931), American mathematician
• 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), Arab archbishop

Fictional characters

• Elias Acorn, Prince and later King of the Kingdom of Acorn in Sonic the Hedgehog by Archie; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn.
• Elias, a prominent gangster whose goals lead him to both conflict and work with (directly and indirectly) in the TV series Person of Interest; he is shot in the head and perhaps killed in the 4th season's finale during a fight with a rival gang leader
• Elias Bogan, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
• Elias Grover, fictional character in the 2006 film Clerks II
• Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film Platoon
• Elias, fictional character in Panel de Pon
• Elias Ryker, fictional character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, Altered Carbon
• Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series Boardwalk Empire
• Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Elias, a character from Jose Rizal's patriotic novel "Noli Me Tangere"
• Elias Carstairs, a character from Cassandra Clare's "The Infernal Devices" prequel to "The Mortal Instruments"
• Elias Walker, fictional character in the 2013 video game Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979)

People with the given name Elijah

• Elijah Baley, fictional character from the Robot series (Asimov)
• Elijah Blue Allman (b. 1976), son of Cher and lead singer of Deadsy
• Elijah Burke (b. 1978), professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name D'Angelo Dinero
• Elijah Joy (b. 1982) American singer, vegan celebrity chef, green living expert
• Elijah Kelley (b. 1986), actor known for playing Seaweed Stubbs in Hairspray
• Elijah McCoy (1844-1929), Canadian-American inventor and engineer
• Elijah Muhammad (1895–1975), former leader of the Nation of Islam
• Elijah Pitts (b. 1938), American football player and football coach
• Elijah Walton (1832–1880), English artist
• Elijah Wood (b. 1981), American actor best known for playing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

People with the surname Elias

• Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943—1997), Bengali writer
• Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician
• Benny Elias (born 1963), Australian rugby league player
• Blas Elias (born 1967), American musician
• Eliane Elias (born 1960), Brazilian musician
• Erick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actor
• Gastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis player
• Hanin Elias (born 1972), German musician
• Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politician
• Jeannie Elias (born 1954), Canadian actress
• Johan Engelbert Elias(1895–1959), Dutch historian ("Vroedschap van Amsterdam")
• John Elias, 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
• Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist
• Patrik Eliáš (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
• Ric Elias, chief executive officer of Red Ventures
• Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer
• Robert Elias, birth name of Robert Downey, Sr., American actor/director
• Roenis Elías, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher
• Rosalind Elias (born 1929), American singer
• Quentin Elias (born 1980), French model and actor
• Sian Elias (born 1949), New Zealand judge
• Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian judge
• Toni Elías (born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist
• Peter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientist
• Zé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player
• Elias (born 1980), French singer

People with related surnames

• Lior Eliyahu, professional basketball player

See also

• Saint Elias (disambiguation)
• Elijah (disambiguation)
• Ilias (disambiguation)
• Elia (disambiguation)

References

1. New Bible Dictionary. 1982 (second edition). Tyndale Press, Wheaton, Illinois, USA. ISBN 0-8423-4667-8, p. 319
2. Wells, John C. (1990). Longman pronunciation dictionary. Harlow, England: Longman. p. 239. ISBN 0-582-05383-8.) entry "Elijah"
3. Yvonne Navarro (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning. Second Edition. McFarland & Company. p. 116 pp. ISBN 978-0786429349.