Elias

Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the 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 Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish Elias Danish, German, Swedish Elias Portuguese Elias, Iliya Persian Elias, Elis Swedish Elias, Elyas 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 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 Ilias (Ηλίας) Modern Greek 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 Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian, Macedonian Ilinca Romanian Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian Eliana, Iliana Greek Éliane French People with the given name Elias, a Greek scholar and commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry Elias of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717 Elias of Nisibis (975–1046), Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya Elias, Duke of Parma (1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma Elías Ahúja y Andría (1863–1951), Spanish politician Elias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football player Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politician Elias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politician Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer Elias ibn Mudar, c.