Elia is a name which may be a variant of the names Elias,

Elijah Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/ YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books ...

, Eli or Eliahu, and may refer to:

People

* Aelia (gens) or Elia, a ''gens'' of Ancient Rome

Mononymic

* Elia or

, a biblical prophet * Elia, a pen-name of

Charles Lamb Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his '' Essays of Elia'' and for the children's book ''Tales from Shakespeare'', co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764– ...

First name

Elia Abu Madi Elia Abu Madi (also known as Elia D. Madey; ar, إيليا أبو ماضي 'Lebanese Arabic Transliteration: , .) (May 15, 1890 – November 23, 1957) was a Lebanese-born American poet. Early life Abu Madi was born in the village of Al- ...

, (1890–1957), Lebanese poet * Elia Barceló (born 1957), Spanish writer * Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936), American journalist * Elia Cmíral (born 1950), Czech film composer *

Elia Dalla Costa Elia Dalla Costa (14 May 1872 – 22 December 1961) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Florence from 1931 until his death. Dalla Costa served as the Bishop of Padua from 1923 until 1931 whe ...

(1872–1961), Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Florence *

Elia del Medigo Elia del Medigo, also called Elijah Delmedigo or Elias ben Moise del Medigo and sometimes known to his contemporaries as Helias Hebreus Cretensis or in Hebrew Elijah Mi-Qandia (c. 1458 – c. 1493). According to Jacob Joshua Ross, "whil ...

(1458–1493), Greek rabbi * Elia Favilli (born 1989), Italian cyclist * Elia Frosio (1913–2005), Italian cyclist * Elia Galera (born 1973), Spanish actress * Elia Kaiyamo (born 1951), Namibian politician *

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

(1909–2003), American director and producer *

Elia Legati Elia Legati (born 3 January 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for FeralpiSalò. Club career Legati was signed by Milan from Fiorenzuola in 2001. He played in their youth teams for six years, before joining ...

(born 1986), Italian football player * Elia Levita (1469–1549), German Hebrew scholar * Elia Liut (1894–1952), Italian aviator * Elia Luini (born 1979), Italian rower *

Elia Millosevich Elia Filippo Francesco Giuseppe Maria Millosevich (5 September 1848 in Venice – 5 December 1919 in Rome) was an Italian astronomer.br>boka - 0.indd/ref> He specialized in calculating the orbits of comets and asteroids, in particular 433 Ero ...

(1848–1919), Italian astronomer *

Elia W. Peattie Elia Wilkinson Peattie (January 15, 1862 – July 12, 1935) was an American author, journalist and critic. Biography Elia Wilkinson was the daughter of Frederick and Amanda (Cahill) Wilkinson. She was born on January 15, 1862, in Kalamazoo, Mich ...

(1862–1935), American journalist * Elia Peraizza (died 1685), Venetian military leader * Elia Ravelomanantsoa (born 1960), Malagasy politician * Elia Rigotto (born 1982), Italian cyclist * Elia Soriano (born 1989), German football player * Elia Suleiman (born 1960), Palestinian director * Elia Viviani (born 1989), Italian cyclist * Elia Zenghelis (born 1937), Greek architect

Surname

Alessandro Elia Alessandro Elia (born 15 February 1990) is an Italian footballer. Career Parma Elia began his career on youth side for Parma F.C. and won with the team the Cup of the Alps, an international Youth Tournament and was named as MVP of the Tournam ...

(born 1990), Italian footballer *

Antonella Elia Antonella Elia (born 1 November 1963) is an Italian television personality and actress. Life and career Born in Turin, Elia started her career as a model and made her television debut in 1989 in a minor role in the TV-series '' The Betrothed' ...

(born 1963), Italian actress *

Bruce Elia Bruce Louis Elia (born January 10, 1953) is a former college and professional American football player. In college, Elia played on both the offensive and defensive teams for The Ohio State Buckeyes. Professionally, he was a linebacker, pr ...

(born 1953), American football player * Eljero Elia (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Jon Elia (1931–2002), Pakistani poet * Lee Elia (born 1937), American baseball player and coach * Leopoldo Elia (1925–2008), Italian politician * Meschak Elia (born 1997), Congolese footballer * Sapphire Elia (born 1987), British actres * Maria Elia (born 1968), British chef

Places

*Elia, a historical and alternative name for the Jane and Finch neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada * Elia, Kyrenia, Cyprus *

Elia, Nicosia Elia ( el, Ελιά; post-1974 tr, Doğancı, pre-1974 tr, Elye) is a village in Cyprus, located east of Lefka. ''De facto'', it is under the control of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republi ...

, Cyprus *Elia,

Mykonos Mykonos (, ; el, Μύκονος ) is a Greek island, part of the Cyclades, lying between Tinos, Syros, Paros and Naxos. The island has an area of and rises to an elevation of at its highest point. There are 10,134 inhabitants according to t ...

, Greece

Other uses

European League of Institutes of the Arts ELIA (formerly known as The European League of Institutes of the Arts) represents some 300.000 students in all art disciplines. History ELIA emerged from a conference organized in Amsterdam in 1990, ''Imagination and Diversity'', aimed to pro ...

(ELIA), an organization of art schools * Elia (sculpture), a prominent public artwork in Denmark * Elia System Operator, an electric power transmission system operator of Belgium *

Olive Tree (Greece) The Olive Tree ( el, Ελιά, ''Elia''), full name Olive Tree – Democratic Alignment (Ελιά – Δημοκρατική Παράταξη) was a centre-left electoral alliance. The alliance included the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASO ...