♂ Name Elías

Baby name Elías
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Elías is a ♂ boy’s name.

What is the origin of the name Elías?

Elías is a Spanish and Icelandic variant of the biblical name Elijah, which derived from the Hebrew name ‘Eliyyahu (אֱלִיָּהוּ).

What does the name Elías mean?

Elías means “my God is Yahweh” (from Hebrew “el/אֵל” God + “yah/יָה” = referring to the Hebrew God).

Other variants

Besides the Spanish and Icelandic form Elías, there are the Arabic forms Elyas or Ilyas, the Croatian form Ilija, the French form Élias or the Polish form Eliasz. Other spellings are Ellias, Eliaz, Elyaz, Eliás, Eliyas or Eliyaz.

Nicknames

Popular nicknames for Elías are Lias, Eli, Elli or Lisi.

Middle names

Parents like to pair Elías with other Spanish and Icelandic names such as Hugo, Mateo, Martin, Lucas, Leo, Daniel, Alejandro, Manuel, Pablo, Alvaro, Adrian, Enzo, Mario, Diego, David, Oliver, Marcos, Thiago and Javier.

Pronunciation of Elías

Notable people with the name

  • Former Chilean soccer Elías Figueroa (born 1946), with full name Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander, was nicknamed Don Elías.
  • Spanish painter Elías García Martínez (1958 - 1934) also worked as an art teacher. His most famous work was Ecce Homo, an illustration of Christ.
  • Icelandic goalkeeper Elías Rafn Ólafsson (born 2000) is part of the Icelandic national soccer team. He is also the goalkeeper for FC Midtjylland, a soccer club in Denmark.
  • The Bolivian journalist, literary scholar and biographer Elías Blanco Mamani (born 1962) collects works by Bolivian authors. His private library consists of more than 1300 works.

Variants of the name Elías

Elias Eliasz Eliaz Elijas Eliyas Eliyaz Eliás Ellias Elyas Elyaz Élias Élyas

Popularity of the name Elías

Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Elías is currently ranked #31 on the name leaderboard. It is one of the most popular baby names.

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