Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), 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 Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

* Elias Portuguese * Elias, Iliya () Persian * Elias, Elis

* Elias, Elyas Ethiopian * Elias, Elyas Philippines * Eliasz

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

* Élie

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

* Elija Slovene * Elijah English, Hebrew * Elis

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

* Elisedd

* Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс)

Kazakh Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kazakhstan *Kazakhs, an ethnic group *Kazakh language *The Kazakh Khanate * Kazakh cuisine * Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan *Qazax, Azerbaijan *Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...

* Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה)

Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew (, or , ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite branch of Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel, roughly west of ...

, Hebrew * Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, ) Arabic * Elliot, Elliott English * Ellis English,

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anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

) * Helias Ecclesiastical Latin * Ilia (Илия)

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

Church Slavonic Church Slavonic (, , literally "Church-Slavonic language"), also known as Church Slavic, New Church Slavonic or New Church Slavic, is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzeg ...

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

, Russian * Ilia (ილია)

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

* Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek * Ilias (Ηλίας) Modern Greek * Ilie

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

* Ilija (Илија) Croatian,

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

* Ilja

* Iljo (Иљо)

* Iliya (Илия)

* Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля)

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

* Ilya (Илья) Russian * İlyas

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

*Ilyos Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

* Líggjas Faroese * Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian * 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī)

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

Feminized variants

* Iliana (Илиана)

* Ilina (Илина)

* Ilinca

* Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian,

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

* Eliana, Iliana Greek * Éliane

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 , native_name_lang = Syriac , church = Church of the East , archdiocese = Nisibis , province = Metropolitanate of Nisibis , metropolis = , diocese = , see = , appointed = 26 Dec ...

(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 Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach (c. 1530 – January 29, 1597) was a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. He published the earliest printed book of organ music in Germany and is grouped among the composers known as the Colo ...

(1530–1597), German organist * Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politician *

Elias Atallah Elias G Atallah ( ar, إلياس عطا الله) (born 1947), is a Lebanese politician, and an elected member of parliament during the 2005 elections. He is also the chairperson of the Democratic Left Movement, and a prominent member in the M ...

(born 1947), Lebanese politician *

Elias Atmatsidis Ilias Atmatsidis ( el, Ηλίας Ατματσίδης; born 24 April 1969) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the Director of Football at AEK Athens B. Club career Atmatsidis started playing football re ...

(born 1969), Greek football player * Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain * Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), American politician *

Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) Elias Boudinot ( chr, ᎦᎴᎩᎾ ᎤᏩᏘ, translit=Gallegina Uwati; 1802June 22, 1839), also known as Buck Watie) was a writer, newspaper editor, and leader of the Cherokee Nation. He was a member of a prominent family, and was born and gre ...

(1802–1839), Native American writer *

Elias Breeskin Elias Breeskin (Russian: Элиас Бреескин; Ukrainian: Еліас Бреескін; 1896 – May 9, 1969) was a violinist, composer and conductor. Elias was born on October 25, 1895 in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk), a small v ...

(1896–1969), Russian violinist * Elias Canetti (1905–1994), Bulgarian writer *

Elias Chandler Elias Chandler was an American Colonel of the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War. He was known for commanding the 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1898), 1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment and oversaw its tra ...

(1856–1909), American colonel and major *

Elias Charalambous Elias Charalambous ( el, Ηλίας Χαραλάμπους; born 25 September 1980) is a Cypriot football manager and former player, who is charge of Liga I club FCSB. Career statistics International Managerial Honours Omonia *Cypriot ...

(born 1980), Cypriot footballer * Elias James Corey (born 1928), American chemist * Elias Dayton (1737–1807), American soldier and politician *

Elias P. Demetracopoulos Elias Panayotis Demetracopoulos (Greek:''Ελιας Παναυοτις Δεμετρακοπουλοσ'';1 December 1928 – 17 February 2016) was a Greek journalist and dissident during the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 ("Regime of the Co ...

, Greek journalist *

Elias Disney Elias Charles Disney (February 6, 1859September 13, 1941) was a Canadian-American construction worker and entrepreneur. He is best known as the father of Roy and Walt Disney, co-founders of The Walt Disney Company. Biography Early life Disn ...

(1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney *

Elias Dolah Elias Dolah ( th, เอเลียส ดอเลาะ, born 24 April 1993) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre back for Thai League 1 club Port F.C., Port. Born in Sweden, Dolah plays for the Thailand nati ...

(born 1993), Thai footballer *

Elias (footballer, born 1963) Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva, known as Elias (born 20 November 1963) is a former Portuguese football player. Club career He played 8 seasons and 200 games in the Primeira Liga for Penafiel, Estrela Amadora and Tirsense. Honours ;Estrela ...

, Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva * Elias Farkouh (1948–2020), Jordanian writer *

Elias Freij Elias Mitri Freij ( ar, الياس فريج; 1918 – 29 March 1998), was a Palestinian Christian politician. He was the mayor of Bethlehem from 1972 to 1997. Freij was born in 1918 in Bethlehem to a family which could trace its residence in Bet ...

(1918–1998), Palestinian mayor *

Elias Gleizer Ilicz Glejzer (4 January 1934 – 16 May 2015), better known as Elias Gleizer, was a Brazilian comedian and actor. Born in São Paulo, Gleizer was the son of two Polish Jews, Polish Jewish immigrants, a shoemaker and a housewife. He began hi ...

(1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian *

Elias Gottlob Haussmann Elias Gottlob Haussmann (also ''Haußmann'' or ''Hausmann'') (1695 – 11 April 1774) was a German painter in the Rococo, late Baroque era. Haussmann served as court painter at Dresden, and from 1720 as the official Portrait painting, port ...

(1695–1774), German painter * Elias Harris (born 1989), German basketball player * Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect * Elias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine *

Elias Hrawi Elias Hrawi ( ar, الياس الهراوي, 4 September 1926 – 7 July 2006) was president of Lebanon, whose term of office ran from 1989 to 1998. Early life and education Hrawi was born in Hawch Al Umara, Zahlé, to a wealthy landowning Maro ...

(1925–2006), Lebanese politician * Elias Kane (1794–1835), American politician * Elias Khoury (born 1948), Lebanese writer * Elias Koteas (born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor *

Elias Lianos Elias Lianos is a Greek businessman. He was the founder, CEO and major shareholder of Proton Bank, which is headquartered in Athens, Greece. He was also the president and owner of Panionios B.C., the Athens-based Greek Basket League The Gree ...

, Greek businessman * Elias Lindholm (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player * Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884), Finnish philologist * Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician *

Elias Mendes Trindade Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. Career Early career Born in São Paulo, Eli ...

(1985), Brazilian football player * Elias Motsoaledi (1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activist *

Elias Murr Elias Murr ( ar, إلياس المرّ, '; born 30 January 1962) is a Lebanese politician and an International political figure. Early life and education Murr was born on 30 January 1962 in Bteghrine. He is the son of former deputy prime min ...

(born 1962), Lebanese politician * Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer * Elias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer *

Elias Pettersson Elias Fredrik Pettersson (born 12 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pettersson was selected fifth overall by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Nickname ...

(born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player * Elias Polk (1806-1886), American slave and political activist * Elias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologist *

Elias Rababi Elias Rababi (1913–1999) was a Lebanese journalist and politician who served as the general secretary of the Kataeb Party. He was also Lebanese ambassador to Germany and Argentine. His other significant post was the editor-in-chief of the Katae ...

(1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician *

Elias Alford Rowan Elias Alford Rowan (December 31, 1837 - December 10, 1912) was a longtime Mississippi state legislator from Copiah County, Mississippi, Copiah County in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Early life Elias Alford Rowan was born on December ...

(1837-1912), American politician * Elias Ricks, American football player *

Elias Samson Jeffrey Daniel Sciullo (born November 22, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Elias. Under the name Elias, shortened from Elias Samson, h ...

(or simply ''Elias''), ring name of Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, American professional wrestler * Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese politician *

Elias (singer) Elias (stage name) is born on 15 October 1980 in Bayonne. He is a French singer-songwriter. Biography Beginnings As an autodidact, Elias started piano and guitar in 1997. Then he got into ''Babylon'', the French band, and gave more than a h ...

, French singer-songwriter * Elias "Vic" Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player * Elias Spantidakis (1886-1914), Greek-American union leader * Elias M. Stein (born 1931), American mathematician * Elias Tahan (born 1986), American photographer * Elias Toufexis (born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor * Elias Vattis (born 1986), Cypriot football player * Elias Venezis (1904–1973), Greek writer * Elias Viljanen (born 1975), Finnish musician * Elias Wessén (1889–1981), Swedish linguist * Elias Wright (1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era * Elias Zerhouni (born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor * Elias 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 (comics), ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' by Archie Comics, Archie; he is the older brother of Sally Acorn. * List of Person of Interest characters#Carl Elias, Elias, a prominent gangster whose goals lead him to both conflict and work with (directly and indirectly) in the TV series Person of Interest (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 leader * Elias Bogan, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * List of minor View Askewniverse characters#Elias Grover, Elias Grover, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film Platoon (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'' * List of Degrassi: The Next Generation characters#E, Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Elías, a main character from José Rizal's patriotic novel "Noli Me Tangere (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 writer * Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czechoslovak general and politician * Benny Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league player * Blas Elias (born 1967), American musician * Dave Elias (1969-2013), Canadian curler * David Elias (born 1949), Canadian writer * Eliane Elias (born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musician * Erick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actor * Eulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancher * Gastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis player * Hanin Elias (born 1972), German musician * Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Belgian politician * Isaak Elias (1912-1998), Canadian politician * Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist * Johan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as ''Vroedschap van Amsterdam'' * John Elias (rugby league), John Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach * Jonathan Elias (born 1956), American composer * Lee Elias (1920–1998), American comics artist * Manny Elias (born 1953), English drummer * Mike Elias (born 1982), American baseball executive * Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German sociologist * Patrik Eliáš (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player * Peter Elias (1923–2001), American computer scientist * Rick Elias, Nashville songwriter and singer * Robert Elias, birth name of Robert Downey Sr., American actor and film director * Roenis Elías, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher * Rosalind Elias (1930-2020), American singer * Quentin Elias (1980-2014), French model and actor * Sandy Abi Elias, Lebanese footballer * Sian Elias (born 1949), New Zealand judge * Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian judge * Ton Elias (born 1955), retired Dutch politician * Toni Elías (born 1983), Spanish motorcyclist * Zé Elias (born 1976), Brazilian football player

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