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إلياس

“Yahweh is my God”

Language context for this entry: Arabic

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/ʔil.jaːs/ · Arabic

Origin: Biblical Hebrew
1 language context: Arabic
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About إلياس

إلياس is a masculine given name documented in Arabic. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ via Ancient Greek. It is a form of Elias, for which English Wiktionary gives the meaning “Yahweh is my God”.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “Yahweh is my God”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (ʔeliyyɔhū).

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Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: EliasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: IlyasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

Where إلياس is used

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Documented as a given name in Arabic.

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03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

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04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Ilyas Zhansugurov
1894–1938
Kazakhstani poet (1894-1938)
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06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q343835CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: EliasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: IlyasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About إلياس

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “Yahweh is my God”

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ (ʔeliyyɔhū).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Ancient Greek
Biblical Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: EliasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: IlyasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where إلياس is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

Israel

Language records

Documented as a given name in Arabic.

Explore Israel

3 of 3 countries

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q343835CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: إلياسCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: EliasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wikipedia: IlyasCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

إلياس

About إلياس

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where إلياس is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Ilyas Zhansugurov

Alias

Elia

Ilia

İlyas

Илья

Ілля

Elias

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

إلياس

About إلياس

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where إلياس is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Ilyas Zhansugurov

Alias

Elia

Ilia

İlyas

Илья

Ілля

Elias

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About إلياس

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where إلياس is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Ilyas Zhansugurov

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About إلياس

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where إلياس is used

Across borders

Israel

Popularity over time

History

Notable bearers

Ilyas Zhansugurov

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page