Elias
Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah, a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BCE, 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
- Eliah Norwegian
- Elías Icelandic
- Éliás Hungarian
- Elías Spanish
- Eliáš, Elijáš Czech
- Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish
- Elias Danish, German, Swedish
- Ilias Koine Greek
- Elias Portuguese
- Elias Persian
- Elias, Elis Swedish
- Elias, Elyas Ethiopian
- Elias, Elyas Philippines
- Eliasz Polish
- Élie French
- Elija Slovene
- Elijah English, Hebrew
- Elisedd Welsh
- Eliya Sinhala
- Eliyahu Hebrew
- Eliyyahu Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
- Elliot, Elliott English
- Ellis English
- Helias Ecclesiastical Latin
- Ilia Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian
- Ilia Georgian
- Ilias Modern Greek
- Ilie Romanian
- Ilija Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
- Iljo Macedonian
- Iliya Bulgarian
- Ilyās Arabic
- Eliyas Kazakh
- Illés Hungarian
- Illia Ukrainian
- Ilya Russian
- İlyas Turkish
- Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay
- Líggjas Faroese
- Yeghia Armenian
- 埃利亚斯 Chinese
Feminized variants
- Iliana Bulgarian
- Ilina Bulgarian, Macedonian
- Ilinca Romanian
- Ilinka Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
- Eliana, Iliana Greek
- Éliane French
People with this name
People with the given name Elias
- Elias, a Greek scholar and commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry.
- Elias of Armenia, Armenian religious leader, Catholicos of All Armenians from 703 to 717
- Elias of Nisibis, Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya
- Elias, Duke of Parma, head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma
- Elias Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player
- Elias Ammerbach, German organist
- Elias Ashmole, English antiquary and politician
- Elias Atmatsidis, Greek football player
- Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, Danish singer
- Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain
- Elias Boudinot, American politician
- Elias Boudinot , Native American writer
- Elias Breeskin, Russian violinist
- Elias Canetti, Bulgarian writer
- Elias Charalambous, Cypriot footballer
- Elias James Corey, American chemist
- Elias Dayton, American soldier and politician
- Elias P. Demetracopoulos, Greek journalist
- Elias Disney, Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney
- Elias, Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva
- Elias Freij, Palestinian mayor
- Elias Gottlob Haussmann, German painter
- Elias Harris, German basketball player
- Elias Holl, German architect
- Elias Howe, American inventor of the sewing machine
- Elias Hrawi, Lebanese politician
- Ilias Iliadis, Georgian-Greek judoka
- Elias Kane, American politician
- Elias Kazan, Cappadocian Greek-American Hollywood director
- Elias Khoury, Lebanese writer
- Elias Koteas, Greek-Canadian actor
- Elias Lianos, Greek businessman
- Elias Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player
- Elias Lönnrot, Finnish philologist
- Elias Loomis, American mathematician
- Elias Mendes Trindade, Brazilian football player
- Elias Murr, Lebanese politician
- Elias Pavlidis, Greek boxer
- Elias Petropoulos, Greek musicologist and writer
- Elias Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Elias Polk, American slave and political activist
- Elias Porter, American psychologist
- Elias Samson, ring name of Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, American professional wrestler
- Elias Sarkis, Lebanese politician
- Elias "Vic" Seixas, American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
- Elias Spantidakis, Greek-American union leader
- Elias M. Stein, American mathematician
- Elias Tahan, American photographer
- Elias Toufexis, Greek-Canadian actor
- Elias Vattis, Cypriot football player
- Elias Venezis, Greek writer
- Elias Viljanen, Finnish musician
- Elias Wessén, Swedish linguist
- Elias Wright, American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era
- Elias Zerhouni, Algerian-born American doctor
- Elias Zoghby, Arab archbishop
- 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 in the TV series Person of Interest; 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, fictional character in the 2006 film Clerks II
- 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 "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series Boardwalk Empire
- , fictional character from '
- Elias, a character from Jose Rizal's patriotic novel "Noli Me Tangere"
- 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 '
- Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"
- 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 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
People with the given name Elijah
- Elijah Adekugbe, English footballer
- Elijah Baley, fictional character from the Robot series
- Elijah Blue Allman, son of Cher and lead singer of Deadsy
- Elijah Burke, professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the name D'Angelo Dinero
- Elijah Craig, a Baptist preacher in Virginia, an inventor of bourbon whiskey.
- Elijah Holyfield, American football player
- Elijah Hood, American football player
- Elijah Joy, American singer, vegan celebrity chef, green living expert
- Elijah Kelley, actor known for playing Seaweed Stubbs in Hairspray
- Elijah Lee, American football outside linebacker
- Elijah McClain. African American who died in police custody in Aurora, Colorado
- Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American inventor and engineer
- Elijah McGuire, American football player
- Elijah Muhammad, former leader of the Nation of Islam
- Elijah Nkansah, American football player
- Elijah Pitts, American football player and football coach
- Elijah Qualls, American football player
- Elijah Walton, English artist
- Elijah Wellman, American football player
- Elijah Wood, American actor best known for playing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
People with a related given name
- Eliahu Nissim, Israeli Professor in Aeronautical Engineering; President of the Open University of Israel
People with the surname Elias
- Akhteruzzaman Elias, Bengali writer
- Alois Eliáš, Czechoslovak general and politician
- Benny Elias, Australian rugby league player
- Blas Elias, American musician
- Eliane Elias, Brazilian musician
- Erick Elías, Mexican actor
- Eulalia Elias, American rancher
- Gastão Elias, Portuguese tennis player
- Hanin Elias, German musician
- Hendrik Elias, Belgian politician
- Jeannie Elias, Canadian actress
- Johan Engelbert Elias, Dutch historian, also known as Vroedschap van Amsterdam
- John Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league footballer and coach
- Jonathan Elias, American composer
- Lee Elias, American comics artist
- Manny Elias, English drummer
- Mike Elias, American baseball executive
- Norbert Elias, German sociologist
- Patrik Eliáš, Czech ice hockey player
- Ric Elias, chief executive officer of Red Ventures
- 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, American singer
- Quentin Elias, French model and actor
- Sandy Abi Elias, Lebanese footballer
- Sian Elias, New Zealand judge
- Taslim Olawale Elias, Nigerian judge
- Ton Elias, retired Dutch politician
- Toni Elías, Spanish motorcyclist
- Peter Elias, American computer scientist
- Zé Elias, Brazilian football player
- Elias, French singer
People with related surnames
- Lior Eliyahu, professional basketball player
- Lee Elijah, South Korean actress and model