Elias on Mount Horeb , as depicted in a Greek Orthodox icon . Elias ( il-EYE -əs Ancient Greek : Ἠλίας , romanized : Elías Elijah (Hebrew : אֵלִיָּהוּ , romanized : ʾĒlīyyāhū Syriac : ܐܠܝܐ , romanized : Elyāe Arabic : إلیاس , romanized : Ilyās إلیا Ilyā Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.
Variants
Éilias Irish
Elia Italian , English
Elias Norwegian
Elías Icelandic
Éliás Hungarian
Elías Spanish
Eliáš, Elijáš Czech
Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias Indonesian
Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish
Elias Danish , German , Swedish
Elias Portuguese
Elias, Iliya (ایلیا ,الیاس Persian
Elias, Elis Swedish
Elias, Elyas (ኤሊያስ) Ethiopian
Elias, Elyas Philippines
Eliasz Polish
Élie French
Elija Slovene
Elijah English , Hebrew
Elis Welsh
Elisedd Welsh
Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala
Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh
Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew , Hebrew
Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (إیلیا إلیاس Arabic
Elliot, Elliott English
Ellis English , Welsh (anglicised )
Helias Ecclesiastical Latin
Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian , Church Slavonic , Macedonian , Russian
Ilia (ილია) Georgian
Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek , Modern Greek [ 1]
Ilie Romanian Ilija (Илија) Croatian , Macedonian , Serbian Ilja German
Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian
Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian
Illés Hungarian
Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian
Ilya (Илья) Russian İlyas Turkish
Ilyos Uzbek
Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay
Líggjas Faroese
Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian
埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese
Feminized variants
People with the given name
Elias (Greek scholar) , 6th century commentator on Aristotle and PorphyryList of Catholicoi of Armenia , Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717Elias of Nisibis (975–1046), Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar ShinayaElias, Duke of Parma (1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of ParmaElías Ahúja y Andría (1863–1951), Spanish politicianElias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football playerElias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organistElias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politicianElias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politicianElias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football playerElias Bonine (1843–1916), American photographerElias Boudinot (1740–1821), American politicianElias Boudinot (Cherokee) (1802–1839), Native American writerElias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinistElias Canetti (1905–1994), Bulgarian writerElias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel and majorElias Charalambous (born 1980), Cypriot footballerElias James Corey (born 1928), American chemistElias Dayton (1737–1807), American soldier and politicianElias P. Demetracopoulos , Greek journalistElias Disney (1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt DisneyElias Dolah (born 1993), Thai footballerElias (footballer, born 1963) , Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da SilvaElias Farkouh (1948–2020), Jordanian writerElias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayorElias Gleizer (1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedianElias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painterElias Harris (born 1989), German basketball playerElias Hicks (1748-1830), American Quaker PreacherElias Holl (1573–1646), German architectElias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machineElias Hrawi (1925–2006), Lebanese politicianElias Kane (1794–1835), American politicianElias Khoury (1948-2024), Lebanese writerElias Koteas (born 1961), Greek-Canadian actorElias Lianos , Greek businessmanElias Lindholm (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey playerElias Lönnrot (1802–1884), Finnish philologistElias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematicianElias Mendes Trindade (born 1985), Brazilian former footballerElias Motsoaledi (1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activistElias Murr (born 1962), Lebanese politicianElias Ngeny (born 1996), Kenyan middle-distance runnerElias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxerElias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writerElias Pettersson (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey playerElias Polk (1806-1886), American slave and political activistElias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologistElias Rababi (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politicianElias Ricks , American football playerElias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singerElias Alford Rowan (1837–1912), American politicianElias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as Vic Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
Elias Seppänen (born 2003), Finnish racing driverElias Shoufani (1932–2013), Palestinian author and historianElias Soares de Oliveira, Elias (footballer, born 1931) , Brazilian former football striker
Elias Spantidakis, known as Louis Tikas (1886–1914), Greek-American union leader
Elias M. Stein (1931–2018), American mathematicianElias Tahan (born 1986), American photographerElias Toufexis (born 1975), Greek-Canadian actorElias Vattis (born 1986), Cypriot football playerElias Venezis (1904–1973), Greek writerElias Viljanen (born 1975), Finnish musicianElias Wessén (1889–1981), Swedish linguistElias Wright (1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War eraElias Zerhouni (born 1951), Algerian-born American doctorElias Zoghby (1912–2008), Lebanese archbishop
Fictional characters with the given name
Elias Acorn, Prince and later King of the Kingdom of Acorn in Sonic the Hedgehog Archie ; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn.
Elias , a prominent gangster whose goals lead him to both conflict and work with (directly and indirectly) in the TV series Person of Interest ; he is shot in the head and perhaps killed in the 4th season's finale during a fight with a rival gang leaderElias Bogan , fictional character in the Marvel Comics universeElias Grover , fictional character in the 2006 film Clerks II Elias P. Guerrero, a lead character from Philippine action drama series Black Rider
Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film Platoon
Elias, fictional character in Panel de Pon
Elias Ryker, fictional character in Richard K. Morgan's novel, Altered Carbon
Elias Taylor, fictional character in V (1983 miniseries)
Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series Boardwalk Empire
Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy , fictional character from Degrassi: The Next Generation Elías, a main character from José Rizal 's patriotic novel "Noli Me Tángere "
Elias Carstairs, a character from Cassandra Clare 's "The Infernal Devices " prequel to "The Mortal Instruments "
Elias Walker, fictional character in the 2013 video game Call of Duty: Ghosts
Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979)
Elias "Blitz" Kötz, fictional character in the 2015 video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Elias Venturius, one of the two protagonists of the Sabaa Tahir novel An Ember in the Ashes
Elias Rahim, fiction character in the television series The OA
Elias Bouchard, the Head of the Magnus Institute in horror fiction podcast The Magnus Archives
Elias, fictional character from the 2015 comedy film Men & Chicken
Elias Ainsworth fictional character from The Ancient Magus' Bride
People with the surname
Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943–1997), Bengali writerAlex Elias , American entrepreneurAlois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politicianBenny Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league playerBlas Elias (born 1967), American musicianDave Elias (1969-2013), Canadian curlerDavid Elias (born 1949), Canadian writerDuncan David Elias (born 1985), Singaporean football playerEliane Elias (born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musicianErick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actorEulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancherGastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis playerHanin Elias (born 1972), German musicianHendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politicianIsaak Elias (1912–1998), Canadian politicianJoan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchistJohan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as Vroedschap van Amsterdam John Elias (1775–1841), Christian preacher in WalesJohn Elias (rugby league) (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coachJonathan Elias (born 1956), American composerLee Elias (1920–1998), American comics artistManny Elias (born 1953), English drummerMike Elias (born 1982), American baseball executiveNorbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologistPatrik Eliáš (born 1976), Czech ice hockey playerPeter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientistRick Elias , Nashville songwriter and singerRobert Elias, birth name of Robert Downey Sr. , American actor and film director
Roenis Elías , Cuban Major League Baseball pitcherRosalind Elias (1930–2020), American singerQuentin Elias (1980–2014), French model and actorSandy Abi Elias , Lebanese footballerSian Elias (born 1949), New Zealand judgeTaslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian judgeTon Elias (born 1955), retired Dutch politicianToni Elías (born 1983), Spanish motorcyclistZé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player
See also
References
^ Yvonne Navarro (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning. Second Edition . McFarland & Company. p. 116 pp. ISBN 978-0786429349
