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 [ syll. i-lja, il-ja ] The boy name Ilja is pronounced IHLYah KEY. Ilja's language of origin is Hebrew and it is used mainly in the Russian language. Ilja is a Russian variant form of the English Elijah. Ilja is also a Russian variant form of the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish Elias. Ilja is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Ilja, the English Elijah was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Ilja include the Russian and Czech Ilya, the Romanian Ilie, the Scottish Islay, the English, Hebrew, and Yiddish Eli, the English and Hebrew Ely, the Russian Ilia, the English Ilio, the English Iolo, and the Russian Eelia. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ilja: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
