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Elia - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Elia

[ 3 syll. e-lia, el-ia ] The boy name Elia is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is ahLAYah KEY. Elia is a Dutch, German, Italian, and Zuni name of Hebrew and English origin.

Elia is a variant of the name Ellis (English and Welsh) in the Italian and Zuni languages.

Elia is also a variant of the name Elijah (English) in the Dutch, German, and Italian languages.

Elia is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Elia, Elijah (English) was the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Elia include Aleix (Catalan), Alejo (Spanish), Aloha (Hawaiian), Ayal (Hebrew), Iliya (Slavic), Aali (Arabic), Alaa (Arabic), Alao (Portuguese), Alaois (Irish), Ali (Arabic and English), Allie (English), Aulay (Scottish), Olley (English), Olli (English), Ollie (English), Olly (English), Ulli (German), Al (English), and Ol (English).

KEY: English 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)"


 
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