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 [ 3 syll. e-lia, el-ia ] The girl name Elia is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced ahLAYah KEY. Elia has its origins in the Gothic, Latin, and Old Greek languages. It is used largely in English, French, Italian, and Hawaiian. Gothic, Latin, and Old Greek origin, English and French use: Derived from the word ali which is of the meaning 'foreign, other'. From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. In addition, Elia is a form (Hawaiian) of the English Helen. Elia is also a short form (Italian) of the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Eliana. See also the related form, the Dutch and English Ellen. Elia is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Elia, the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Eliana was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Elia include the English Aaliyah, the Greek Alala, the Spanish Alheli, the English Alila, the Hebrew and Arabic Aliya, the English and Arabic Aliyah, the Arabic Aliyya, the Arabic Aliyyah, the Hawaiian Aloha, the Hawaiian Alohi, the Hebrew Ayala, the English Iola, the English Eily, the Hawaiian Eleu, the Arabic Aalya, the Scottish Ailsa, the Slavic Ajla, the English Alais, the Hawaiian Alaula, and the English Alesia. KEY: Pronunciation for Elia: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
