What does Elias mean?

Elias means "my God is Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Elias?

Elias \e-lias, el-i-as\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Elias is pronounced as ehLIYaaS (German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Elias: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Elias?

Elias is largely used in the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Czech, Dutch, Spanish, and Yiddish languages, and its origin is Hebrew and English. From Hebrew roots, its meaning is my God is Yahweh - in this context, Elias can be used in the English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian languages. Biblical name derived from the elements 'el' meaning God, powerful ; 'yahweh' name of God. Elie (Old French) is an old form of Elias. The name is used as the Greek cognate of Elijah in the Bible. It was adopted by 17th-century English Puritans declined in use by the end of the 19th century. It is well used in various continental countries such as Finland. The Romanian form Ilie is famous from the tennis player Ilie Nastase (1946-). Elias is an English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian variant of the name short names for Elijah (English and Hebrew). Elias a Czech, Dutch, English, German, Greek, Hungarian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish variant of the name nicknames for Ellis (English and Welsh). The name name Ilinca (Romanian) is the female equivalent of Elias. Elias has 21 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

used in English comprise Elia meaning and origin, meaning of Eliasz, Eliaz definition, what does the name Elice mean, Elis pronounciation (used in Scandinavian and Welsh as well), Eliyas definition, name Ellias meaning, short names for Ellice, Ellis pronounciation, Ellyce meaning of name, Elyas definition, and name Lincha meaning. The contraction baby name Eli (used in Hebrew, and Yiddish as well) is another English variant. Foreign variants of Elias comprise Eelia pronounciation (Russian), meaning of Elías (Spanish), meaning of Eljasz (Polish), Éliás name variations (Hungarian), short names for Ilie (Romanian), Ilija definition (Slavic), name Ilja (Russian), and name Ilya meaning (Russian). Elias is a popular baby name for boys, and it viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1940s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.138% of baby boys were given the name Elias. Its ranking then was #141. Out of all boy names in its group, Elias was the 3rd most popular after name Elijah meaning and name Eli meaning in 2010. Elijah's use outnumbered Elias' by 5 times in that year.

A famous person named Elias is Antiquarian, Elias Ashmole, born 23 May 1617 - 18 May 1692, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Elias:

Elegee meaning and origin, Elegey name popularity, Elegi meaning and origin, Elegie meaning and origin, Elegy name, Eleisha definition (Hebrew), Elexis meaning and origin, Elija name variations (German and Yiddish), what does the name Elika mean (Hawaiian), Elisa pronounciation (German), what does the name Elischa mean (German), Elisee meaning of name, Elishah name popularity, name Eliso origin, baby name Eliyas, Ellias meaning, Ellisha meaning (English), what does the name Ellzea mean, baby name Elouis, and name Eloyis.

The baby name Elias fun facts:

The name Elias in reverse order is "Saile".

The numerological value of the name Elias is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Elias?

Elias is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.20%
20130.19%
20120.17%
20110.16%
20100.15%
20090.13%
20080.12%
20070.11%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames