♂ Name Ilya

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Ilya is a ♂ boy name.

Where does the name Ilya come from?

Ilya is a Russian variant of the biblical name Eliyah, that is of Hebrew origin.

What does the name Ilya mean?

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

Ilya as an alternative to the fashionable name

The first name Elijah is a popular boy name at the present time. If you are flirting with the name Elijah, but don’t want to choose a fashionable name for your son, Ilya is a good alternative. The name Ilya has a very similar sound to Elijah and additionally scores with its rarity. The name Ilya can be combined well with another Russian name, for example Mikhail, Tibor, Vasili or Lev or a biblical name such as
Samuel, Thomas or Gabriel.

Famous men named Ilya

• A famous bearer of the name Ilya is Ilya Prusikin (born 1985). The Russian singer and producer has had an eventful music career in which he has been active in many different genres, including metal and synthpunk. His greatest fame is as the frontman of the Saint Petersburg band “Little Big”. Ilya made several political statements in public, criticizing the Russian government for its intolerance and ignorance concerning the Ukraine war.
• Ilya Lichtenstein (born 1988) is an American investor and technology developer. Ilya is a partner in many companies and became known to the public through a scandal together with his wife Heather Morgan. The couple was accused of laundering money on a large scale with the help of cryptocurrencies. In the media, they are jokingly referred to as “Bitcoin Bonnie and Crypto Clyde“.
• Author Ilya Shapiro is also the director of the Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute. He is a scientist specialized in politics and law. His 2020 published book “Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court” deals with the problems and difficulties of the American Supreme Court and engages solutions and open discussion.
• Ilya Kuvshinov (born 1990) is a Russian illustrator who moved to Japan to pursue his career in Anime. He is known best for his character design for the Anime “Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045” and “The Wonderland”.

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Last updated: 10/7/2024