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 [ syll. e-li-ja, el-ija ] The boy name Elija is pronounced as ehLIYJHah KEY. Elija is largely used in German and Yiddish, and it is derived from Hebrew and English origins. Elija is a Yiddish variant form of the name Ellis (English and Welsh). Elija is also a German spelling variant of the name Elijah (English). Elija is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly related to Elija, Elijah (English) was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Elija include Eleisha (Hebrew), Elijah (English), Elischa (German), Eliseo (Italian and Spanish), Elisha (English and Hebrew), Ailesh (Indian), Elek (Hungarian and Polish), Eligio (Italian and Spanish), Eligius (German), Eligiusz (Portuguese), Elis (Scandinavian and English), Eljas (Finnish), Eljasz (Polish), Ellis (English and Welsh), Elsu, and Ales (Czech). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Elija: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
