Elija - Meaning of Elija

What does Elija mean?

[ syll. e-li-ja, el-ija ] The baby boy name Elija is pronounced as ehLIYJHah †. Elija is largely used in German and Yiddish, and it is derived from Hebrew and English origins.

Elija is a German spelling variant of the name Elijah (English and Hebrew).

Elija is also a Yiddish variant transcription of the name Ellis (English and Welsh).

Elija is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. In 2011, among the group of boy names directly related to Elija, Elijah was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Elija include Elyja, Elegee, Elegey, Elegi, Elegie, Elegy, Eleisha (Hebrew), Elexis, Elias (English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish), Elika (Hawaiian), Elisa (German), Elischa (German), Elisee, Elishah, Eliso, Eliyas, Ellias, Ellisha (English), Ellzea, and Elouis.

† approx English pronunciation for Elija: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"