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, German,

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 * 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 peopl ...

* 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,

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 * Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek * Ilias (Ηλίας) Modern Greek * Ilie Romanian * 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 German * Iljo (Иљо)

* Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian * Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian * 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 * Líggjas Faroese * Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian * 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese

Feminized variants

* Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian * Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian,

* Ilinca Romanian * 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 (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 (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) (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 (1856–1909), American colonel and major * Elias Charalambous (born 1980), Cypriot footballer * Elias James Corey (born 1928), American chemist * Elias Dayton (1737–1807), American soldier and politician * Elias P. Demetracopoulos, Greek journalist * Elias Disney (1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney * Elias Dolah (born 1993), Thai footballer * Elias (footballer, born 1963), 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 (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 Mar ...

(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, 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 (born 1962), Lebanese politician * Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer * Elias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer * Elias Pettersson (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 (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 Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen (born 8 July 1975) is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimat ...

(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 Elias Zoghby (January 9, 1912 – January 16, 2008) was the Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Baalbek and a leading advocate of Catholic-Orthodox ecumenism. He is best known for his ecumenical interventions during Vatican II and his 1995 P ...

(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'' by

Archie Archie is a masculine given name, a diminutive of Archibald. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname *Archie Alexander (1888–1958), African-American mathematician, engineer and governor of the US Virgin Islands * Archie Blake (mathematici ...

; 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 "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

; 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 Elias Bogan is a fictional mutant character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was in ''X-Treme X-Men'' #21 (fully). He was created by Chris Claremont. Fictional character biography The mutant kn ...

, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * Elias Grover, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 film ''Platoon'' * Elias, fictional character in ''

Panel de Pon ''Tetris Attack'', also known as in Japan, is a puzzle video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A Game Boy version was released a year later. In the game, the player must ar ...

'' * 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 ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...

'' * Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Elías, a main character from

José Rizal José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national he ...

'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 ''An Ember in the Ashes'' is a fantasy novel written by American author Sabaa Tahir. It was published on April 28, 2015 by Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House. It is the first book in the ''An Ember in the Ashes'' series, followed ...

'' * 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 ''Men & Chicken'' ( da, Mænd og Høns) is a 2015 Danish comedy film directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It was one of three films shortlisted by Denmark to be t ...

'' *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 Ben Elias (Arabic: بن الياس; born 15 November 1963 in Tripoli, Lebanon),is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played primarily as a for Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League premie ...

(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 Erick Elías Rabinovitz (born June 23, 1980) is a Mexican actor. Elías began acting with a screen debut in '' DKDA: Sueños de juventud'' (2000), followed by roles in ''Amigos x siempre'' (2000). He became known in the reality show ''Protagonis ...

(born 1980), Mexican actor *

Eulalia Elias Doña María Eulalia Elías González Romo de Vivar (February 12, 1788 – August 6, 1865) was a Mexican American rancher who established the first major cattle ranch in Arizona. She was inducted into the Arizona Women's Hall of Fame. Biography ...

(1788–1865), American rancher * Gastão Elias (born 1990), Portuguese tennis player * Hanin Elias (born 1972), German musician *

Hendrik Elias Hendrik Jozef Elias (12 June 1902 – 2 February 1973) was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist, notable as the leader of the Vlaams Nationaal Verbond between 1942 and 1944. Biography Elias was a noted academic, holding doctorates in ...

(1902–1973), Belgian politician * Isaak Elias (1912-1998), Canadian politician *

Joan Puig i Elias Joan Puig i Elias (1898–1972) was a Catalan pedagogue and anarchist from Spain who continued the work of Francisco Ferrer. During the Spanish Civil War he was president of the New Unified School Council. Biography Having been affiliated w ...

(1898–1972), Catalan pedagogue and anarchist * Johan Engelbert Elias (1895–1959), Dutch historian, also known as ''Vroedschap van Amsterdam'' * John Elias (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach *

Jonathan Elias Jonathan Elias (born 1956) is an American composer best known for his film soundtracks. Background Elias was born in New York City in 1956. He is of Jewish-Hungarian background. Elias started playing piano at the age of six, and was composin ...

(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. Robert John Downey ( Elias Jr.; June 24, 1936 – July 7, 2021) was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for writing and directing the underground film ''Putney Swope'', a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world. Accordi ...

, American actor and film director *

Roenis Elías Roenis Leliebre Elías (; ; born August 1, 1988) is a Cuban left-handed professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He made his MLB debut in 2014. He previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals and Se ...

, Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher * Rosalind Elias (1930-2020), American singer * Quentin Elias (1980-2014), French model and actor *

Sandy Abi Elias Sandy Patricia Abi-Elias ( ar, ساندي ابي الياس; born 10 May 1997) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Abi-Elias played for various youth clubs in England, most notably Arsenal and Chelsea. She made her senior debut in 2 ...

, 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 José Elias Moedim Júnior (born 25 September 1976), commonly known as Zé Elias, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer. A defensive or central midfielder, he played for 12 teams in seven countries. He is a football analyst for ES ...

(born 1976), Brazilian football player

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