Meaning: Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh
The story
Ilya is the Russian form of Elijah, also used in Belarusian. The name’s religious meaning comes through its Hebrew ancestor rather than from a literal Russian translation.
Nicknames
- Ilyusha
Spellings & variants
- Ilia
- Ilija
- Illia
- Elijah
Popularity
Rare gem
Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.
Style
Origins
Ilya comes from Russian.
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