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

Elijah Elijah ( ) or Elias was a prophet and miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC), according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worsh ...

, 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� ...

Given name

* Elia Abu Madi, (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 people, Italian Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal who served as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Florence, Archbishop of ...

(1872–1961), Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Florence * Elia del Medigo (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 Elias Kazantzoglou (, ; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( ), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most honored and inf ...

(1909–2003), American director and producer *

Elia Legati Elia Legati (born 3 January 1986) is an Italian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Club career Legati was signed by A.C. Milan, Milan from U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922, Fiore ...

(born 1986), Italian football player *

Elia Levita Elia Levita (13 February 146928 January 1549) (), also known as Elijah Levita, Elias Levita, Élie Lévita, Elia Levita Ashkenazi, Eliahu Levita, Eliyahu haBahur ("Elijah the Bachelor"), Elye Bokher, was a Renaissance Hebrew grammarian, schol ...

(1469–1549), German Hebrew scholar * Elia Liut (1894–1952), Italian aviator * Elia Luini (born 1979), Italian rower * Elia Millosevich (1848–1919), Italian astronomer * Elia W. Peattie (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 Elia Viviani (born 7 February 1989) is an Italian professional Cycle sport, cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . On 10 May 2015, Viviani won his first Grand Tour stage victory at the 2015 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia, win ...

(born 1989), Italian cyclist * Elia Zenghelis (born 1937), Greek architect

Surname

* Alessandro Elia (born 1990), Italian footballer * Antonella Elia (born 1963), Italian actress * Bruce Elia (born 1953), American football player *

Eljero Elia Eljero George Rinaldo Elia (born 13 February 1987) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger. He turned professional at ADO Den Haag and then played for FC Twente, Twen ...

(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 actress

Places

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

Mykonos Mykonos (, ; ) 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. At the 2021 census, there were 10,704 inhabitants, most of ...

, Greece * Elia (Nikiti), Sithonia, Greece * Elia Island, river island in

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

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 ...