Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of

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 ...

(; ; , or ), 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 Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

* Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias Indonesian * Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish * Elias Danish, German, Swedish * Elias Portuguese * Elias, Iliya () Persian * Elias, Elis Swedish * Elias, Elyas (ኤሊያስ)

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

* Elias, Elyas

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

* Eliasz Polish * Élie French * Elija Slovene * Elijah English,

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

* Elis Welsh * Elisedd Welsh * Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala * Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh * 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 languages, Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Isra ...

* Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, )

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

* Elliot, Elliott English * Ellis English, Welsh (

anglicised Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

) * Helias

Ecclesiastical Latin Ecclesiastical Latin, also called Church Latin or Liturgical Latin, is a form of Latin developed to discuss Christian theology, Christian thought in Late antiquity and used in Christianity, Christian liturgy, theology, and church administration ...

* Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian,

Church Slavonic Church Slavonic is the conservative Slavic liturgical language used by the Eastern Orthodox Church in Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia. The ...

, Macedonian, Russian * Ilia (ილია) Georgian * Ilias (Ηλίας)

Koine Greek Koine Greek (, ), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the koiné language, common supra-regional form of Greek language, Greek spoken and ...

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, or , ), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to ...

* Ilie Romanian * Ilija (Илија) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian * Ilja German * Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian * Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian * Illés Hungarian * Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian *

Ilya Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia ( , or ; ; ) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/ Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Eli ...

(Илья) Russian * İlyas Turkish * Ilyaas Somali *Ilyos Uzbek * Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay * Líggjas Faroese * Lyes Kabyle * Yeghia (Եղիա)

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

* 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese

Feminized variants

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

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

* Éliane French

People with the given name

Elias (Greek scholar) Elias (; ; fl. 6th century) was a Greek scholar and a commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry (philosopher), Porphyry. Life No information has been handed down about the life of Elias; all assumptions represented in the research are deductions from ...

, 6th century commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry * List of Catholicoi 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 * Elias Bonine (1843–1916), American photographer * Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), American politician * Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) (1802–1839), Native American writer * Elias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinist *

Elias Canetti Elias Canetti (; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; ; ) was a German-language writer, known as a Literary modernism, modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer. Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, to a Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jewish fam ...

(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 Hicks (1748-1830), American Quaker Preacher * Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect * Elias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine * Elias Hrawi (1925–2006), Lebanese politician *

Elias Kane Elias Kent Kane (June 7, 1794December 12, 1835) was the first Illinois Secretary of State and a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Early life He was born in New York City, to merchant Capt. Elias Kent Kane and Deborah VanSchelluyn ...

(1794–1835), American politician * Elias Khoury (1948-2024), 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 Elias Loomis (August 7, 1811 – August 15, 1889) was an American mathematician. He served as a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Case Western Reserve University, Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University), the ...

(1811–1889), American mathematician * Elias Mendes Trindade (born 1985), Brazilian former footballer * 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 Ricks, American football player * Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer * Elias Alford Rowan (1837–1912), American politician *

Elias Sarkis Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), 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 tradit ...

(1924–1985), Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982 * Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as Vic Seixas (1923–2024), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player * Elias Seppänen (born 2003), Finnish racing driver * Elias Shoufani (1932–2013), Palestinian author and historian * Elias Soares de Oliveira, Elias (footballer, born 1931), Brazilian former football striker * Elias Spantidakis, known as Louis Tikas (1886–1914), Greek-American union leader * Elias M. Stein (1931–2018), American mathematician * Elias Syrjä (born 1998), Finnish freestyle skier * 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'' by Archie; 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, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe *

Elias Grover This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse. ''Clerks'' (1994) Dante Hicks Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in '' Clerks II, 49 in Clerks III''), works ...

, fictional character in the 2006 film ''Clerks II'' * Elias P. Guerrero, a lead character from Philippine action drama series '' Black Rider'' * Sergeant Elias Grodin, fictional character portrayed by Willem Dafoe in the 1986 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) ''V'' (or ''V: The Original Miniseries'') is a two-part American science-fiction television miniseries, written and directed by Kenneth Johnson. Its debut on NBC in 1983 initiated the science-fiction franchise concerning reptilian aliens kno ...

'' * Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series '' Boardwalk Empire'' * 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 popularly considered a na ...

'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 Sabaa Tahir is an American Young adult fiction, young adult novelist best known for her The New York Times Best Seller list, ''New York Times''-bestselling ''An Ember in the Ashes'', its sequels, and the novel ''All My Rage''. Two of her novels ...

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 ''The Magnus Archives'' is a supernatural horror Podcast#Fiction_podcast, fiction podcast written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall, and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims starred as the Head Archivist for the fictional Magnus Ins ...

'' *Elias, fictional character from the 2015 comedy film '' Men & Chicken'' *Elias Ainsworth fictional character from The Ancient Magus' Bride * Elias Vikstedt fictional character from Salatut elämät

People with the surname

* Akhteruzzaman Elias (1943–1997), Bengali writer * Alex Elias, American entrepreneur *

Alois Eliáš Alois Eliáš (29 September 1890 – 19 June 1942) was a Czech general and politician. He served as prime minister of the puppet government of the German-occupied Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia from 27 April 1939 to 27 September 1941 bu ...

(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 * Duncan David Elias (born 1985), Singaporean football player *

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Biography Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19 March 1960. She started studying piano when she was seven, and at age twelve she was transcribing ...

(born 1960), Lebanese-Brazilian musician * Erick Elías (born 1980), Mexican actor * Eulalia Elias (1788–1865), American rancher *

Gastão Elias Gastão José Ministro Elias (; born 24 November 1990) is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who competes on the ATP Challenger Tour. In October 2016, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 to become the third highest-ran ...

(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 (1775–1841), Christian preacher in Wales * John Elias (rugby league) (born 1963), Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach * Jonathan Elias (born 1956), American composer *

Lee Elias Lee Elias (May 21, 1920 – April 8, 1998) was a British- American comics artist. He was best known for his work on the '' Black Cat'' comic book published by Harvey Comics in the 1940s. Biography Emigrating to the United States from Manches ...

(1920–1998), American comics artist * Manny Elias (born 1953), English drummer *

Mike Elias Michael Elias (born December 28, 1982) is an American baseball executive. He is the executive vice president and general manager (baseball), general manager for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Elias graduated from T ...

(born 1982), American baseball executive *

Norbert Elias Norbert Elias (; 22 June 1897 – 1 August 1990) was a German-Jewish sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes. Life and career Elias was born on 22 June 1 ...

(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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