Elias

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/ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/[ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs]/əˈlaɪ̯.əs/[əˈlaɪ̯.əs]

proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

OriginAncient Greek Ἠλίας →
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Meanings

proper nounElias (plural Eliases)

plural Eliases

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

    Some ſay that thou art John the Baptiſt, ſome Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of yͤ Prophets.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 16:14, column 2
    1 more example

    In a 2017 GoFundMe page that included his photo, a testimonial attributed to Elias Rodriguez described how, when he was 11, his father’s deployment to Iraq sparked his political awakening and mobilized him to prevent “another generation of Americans coming home from genocidal imperialist wars.”

    2025 May 22, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Audrey Ash, Holmes Lybrand, Sara Smart, John Miller, “‘Only sane thing to do:’ Writings, interviews tied to suspect in Israeli embassy staffer killings show political activism”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2025
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἨλίας
  2. EnglishElias

The New Testament form of Elijah, a Hebrew prophet, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Elias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elias

MLA

“Elias.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elias. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Elias,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Elias.

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