Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac language, Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic language, Arabic: الیاس Ilyās, Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), 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 language, Irish * Elia Italian language, Italian, English language, English * Elias Norwegian language, Norwegian * Elías Icelandic language, Icelandic * Éliás Hungarian language, Hungarian * Elías Spanish language, Spanish * Eliáš, Elijáš Czech language, Czech * Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish language, Finnish * Elias Danish language, Danish, German language, German, Swedish language, Swedish * Elias Portuguese language, Portuguese * Elias, Iliya () Persian language, Persian * Elias, Elis Swedish language, Swedish * Elias, Elyas Ethiopian * Elias, Elyas Tagalog language, Philippines * Eliasz Polish language, Polish * Élie French language, French * Elija Slovene language, Slovene * Elijah English language, English, Hebrew language, Hebrew * Elis Welsh language, Welsh * Elisedd Welsh language, Welsh * Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala language, Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh language, Kazakh * Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew language, Hebrew * Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, ) Arabic language, Arabic * Elliot, Elliott English language, English * Ellis English language, English, Welsh language, Welsh (Anglicisation, anglicised) * Helias Ecclesiastical Latin * Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Church Slavonic language, Church Slavonic, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Russian language, Russian * Ilia (ილია) Georgian language, Georgian * Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek * Ilias (Ηλίας) Modern Greek * Ilie (given name), Ilie Romanian language, Romanian * Ilija (given name), Ilija (Илија) Croatian language, Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Serbian language, Serbian * Ilja German language, German * Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian language, Macedonian * Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian language, Bulgarian * Illés Hungarian language, Hungarian * Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian language, Ukrainian * Ilya (Илья) Russian language, Russian * İlyas Turkish language, Turkish *Ilyos Uzbek language, Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malaysian language, Malay * Líggjas Faroese language, Faroese * Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian language, Armenian * 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese language, Chinese

Feminized variants

* Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian language, Bulgarian * Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian language, Bulgarian, Macedonian language, Macedonian * Ilinca Romanian language, Romanian * Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian language, Croatian, Macedonian language, Macedonian, Serbian language, Serbian * Eliana, Iliana Greek language, Greek * Éliane French language, French

People with the given name

* Elias (Greek scholar), Elias, a Greek scholar and commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry * List of Catholicoi of Armenia, 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 * Iceage, Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Mudhar#Elias bin Mudar branch, Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain * Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), American politician * Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) (1802–1839), Native American writer * Elias Breeskin (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 (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor * Elias Gleizer (1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian * Elias Gottlob Haussmann (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 (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 (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 (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician * Elias Alford Rowan (1837-1912), American politician * Eli Ricks, Elias Ricks, American football player * Elias Samson (or simply ''Elias''), ring name of Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, American professional wrestler * Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese politician * Elias (singer), French singer-songwriter * Vic Seixas, Elias "Vic" Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player * Louis Tikas, 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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