Arabic · Hebrew

Ilyas

Pronounced il-YAHSShare

Meaning: My God is the Lord

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

Ilyas is the Quranic form related to Elijah. Its meaning comes through the older Hebrew name declaring my God is Yahweh.

Nicknames

  • Eli

Spellings & variants

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Ilyas comes from Arabic and Hebrew.

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