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 [ 3 syll. e-lias, el-i-as ] The boy name Elias is pronounced as ahLAYahS KEY. Elias is largely used in the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish languages, and its origin is Hebrew and English. From Hebrew and English roots, its meaning is my God is Yahweh - in this context, Elias is usually used in the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian languages. Biblical name derived from the elements 'el' meaning God, powerful ; 'yahweh' name of God. Elie (Old French) is an old form of Elias. The name is used as the Greek cognate of Elijah in the Bible. It was adopted by 17th-century English Puritans but it declined in use by the end of the 19th century. It is well used in various continental countries such as Finland. The Romanian form Ilie is famous from the tennis player Ilie Nastase (1946-). The name Ilinca (Romanian) is the female equivalent of Elias. Eelia (Russian), Elis (Scandinavian and English), Elías (Spanish), Eljasz (Polish), Ellis (English and Welsh), Éliás (Hungarian), Ilie (Romanian), Ilija (Slavic), Ilja (Russian), and Ilya (Russian and Czech) are variants of Elias. Elias is an English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian variant of the name Elijah (English). Elias is also a Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish variant of the name Ellis (English and Welsh). Eli (English, Hebrew, and Yiddish short form) is another variant of Elias. Elias is a popular baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1940s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.116% of baby boys were given the name Elias. Its ranking then was #157. Out of all boy names in its group, Elias was the 3rd most popular after Elijah (English) and Eli (English, Hebrew, and Yiddish) in 2008. Its use outnumbered Elias' by 5 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Elias include Elías (Spanish), Éliás (Hungarian), Eliasz (Polish), Elisa (German), Aiolos (Greek), Alechjo (Esperanto), Alekko (Slavic), Aleko (Slavic), Alekos (Greek), Aleksei (Russian), Aleksey (Russian), Aleksi (Finnish), Aleksy (Polish), Alesi (Spanish), Alesis (Spanish), Alexei (Russian), Alexej (Czech and Russian), Alexio (Portuguese), Alexis (English and German), and Aljoscha (Russian). A famous person named Elias is Antiquarian, Elias Ashmole, born 23 May 1617 - 18 May 1692, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Elias: 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)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
