Elias

== English == === Etymology === The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías). === Pronunciation === (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/, [ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs] (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /əˈlaɪ̯.əs/, [əˈlaɪ̯.əs] (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.li.ɐs/ Hyphenation: E‧li‧as === Proper noun === Elias A male given name from Hebrew. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== Elias delta code, Elias delta coding Elias gamma code, Elias gamma coding Elias omega code, Elias omega coding Saint Elias Mountains ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === slaie, Ailes, Salei, aisle, ELISA, saile, eLISA, Alesi, liase == Danish == === Proper noun === Elias Elijah (biblical character) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah ==== Descendants ==== → Greenlandic: Iliarsi, Illiarsi == Estonian == === Proper noun === Elias a male given name, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah ==== Related terms ==== Eelija Ilja == Faroese == === Proper noun === Elias m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Elias's son: Eliasarson or Eliasson Elias's daughter: Eliasardóttir or Eliasdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā, literally “Yahweh is my God”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeliɑs/, [ˈe̞liɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -eliɑs Syllabification(key): E‧li‧as Hyphenation(key): E‧li‧as === Proper noun === Elias (dated) Elijah, Elias (biblical character) a male given name of biblical origin ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Eelis Elia Eljas ==== Statistics ==== Elias is the 60th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 12,511 male individuals (and as a middle name to 16,851 more), and also belongs to 29 female individuals (and as a middle name to 37 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === Elisa == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eˈliːas] Hyphenation: E‧li‧as === Proper noun === Elias a male given name originating from the Bible ==== Related terms ==== Elia == Latin == === Alternative forms === Hēliās === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּה (Ēliyā́, “Jah is my God”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈeː.li.aːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.li.as] === Proper noun === Ēliās m sg (genitive Ēliae); first declension Elias ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Old French: Elyas, Elie French: Élie → English: Elie Norman: Élyie, Élie, Éyie, Laïesse → Middle English: Aliot, Alyott, Eliot, Elliot, Elliott (diminutive; transferred to surname, then again to given name in Modern English) Italian: Elia Romanian: Ilie → Catalan: Elies → Czech: Eliáš, Elijáš → Danish: Elias→ Greenlandic: Iliarsi, Illiarsi → Dutch: Elia, Elian, Ellias → English: Elias → Estonian: Elias, Elija → Faroese: Líggjas, Elias → Finnish: Elias, Eljas, Elia → Skolt Sami: E´llj → French: Ellias → German: Elias, Elia → Hungarian: Illés, Éliás → Icelandic: Elías → Italian: Elia → Kazakh: Ілияс (Iliäs) → Middle English: Elis ⇒ English: Ellis (surname) → Northern Sami: Elejas, Eljas → Norwegian: Elias, Elia, Eliah → Persian: الیاس (elyâs) → Polish: Eliasz → Portuguese: Elias → Spanish: Elías → Swedish: Elias, Elia, Eliah ⇒ Swedish: Elis (short form)→ Finnish: Eelis→ Icelandic: Elís→ Northern Sami: Eles ⇒ Latin: Sānctus Hēliās (“Saint Elijah”) Romanian: Sântilie, Sântilii == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Elias a male given name of biblical origin ==== Related terms ==== Elia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Ēlīās, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אליה. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Elias m (biblical) Elijah (Old Testament prophet) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elijah == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Elias c (genitive Elias) a male given name of biblical origin genitive of Elia ==== Related terms ==== Elia Elis Lias