Iliyan (; ) is a
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
and
Bulgarian form of the male Hebrew name
Eliyahu (Elijah), meaning "My God is
Yahu
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Jah
Jah or Yah (, ''Yāh'') is a short form of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), the personal name of God: Yahweh, which the ancient Israelites used. The conventional Christian English pronunciation of ''Jah'' is , even though the letter J here transliter ...
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It comes from the
Byzantine Greek
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pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek
Elias
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 ...
(Ηλίας, Ilías).
People
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Iliyan Stefanov, (Bulgarian: Илиян Стефанов; born 20 September 1998) is a Bulgarian footballer
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Iliyan Mitsanski
Iliyan Mitsanski (; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played 17 times for the Bulgaria national team.
Club career
In Bulgaria
Mitsanski started his professional football career a ...
, (Bulgarian: Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker
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Iliyan Boyden, Grandson of
Agha Khan IV
See also
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Ilija (given name) Ilija (Cyrillic script: Илија, ) is a South Slavic male given name, cognate of Ilya/ Elijah.
It may refer to:
* Ilija (kefalija), Serbian nobleman of the 14th century
* Ilija Aračić, Croatian football player
* Ilija Arnautović, Slovene a ...
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Ilias (name) "Ilias is the Greek version of the name of the Prophet Elijah. It is also commonly spelled Elias. Some interpretations suggest that the name 'Ilias' may resonate with the Greek word for 'sun' (Ήλιος, Helios), symbolizing light and brightness i ...
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