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Elias ( il-EYE-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἠλίας, romanized: Elías) is the Greek equivalent of Elijah (Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ‎, romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ, romanized: Elyāe; Arabic: إلیاس, romanized: Ilyās, or إلیا, Ilyā), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, 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 Elias Norwegian Elías Icelandic Éliás Hungarian Elías Spanish Eliáš, Elijáš Czech Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish Elias Danish, German, Swedish Elias Portuguese Elias, Iliya (ایلیا ,الیاس) Persian Elias, Elis Swedish Elias, Elyas Ethiopian Elias, Elyas Philippines Eliasz Polish Élie French Elija Slovene Elijah English, Hebrew Elis Welsh Elisedd Welsh Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (إیلیا, إلیاس) Arabic Elliot, Elliott English Ellis English, Welsh (anglicised) Helias Ecclesiastical Latin Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian Ilia (ილია) Georgian Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek Ilias (Ηλίας) Modern Greek Ilie Romanian Ilija (Илија) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian Ilja German Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian Illés Hungarian Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian Ilya (Илья) Russian İlyas Turkish Ilyos Uzbek Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay Líggjas Faroese Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese Feminized variants Iliana (Илиана) Bulgarian Ilina (Илина) Bulgarian, Macedonian Ilinca Romanian Ilinka (Илинка) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian Eliana, Iliana Greek Éliane French People with the given name 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 (975–1046), Nestorian bishop of Nisibis and an important mediaeval chronicler, also known as Elijah of Nisibis and Eliya bar Shinaya Elias, Duke of Parma (1880–1959), head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma Elías Ahúja y Andría (1863–1951), Spanish politician Elias Alves da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian football player Elias Ammerbach (1530–1597), German organist Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), English antiquary and politician Elias Atallah (born 1947), Lebanese politician Elias Atmatsidis (born 1969), Greek football player Elias Bender Rønnenfelt (born 1992), Danish singer Elias ibn Mudar, c. 10 AD - Arab chieftain Elias Bonine (1843–1916), American photographer Elias Boudinot (1740–1821), American politician Elias Boudinot (Cherokee) (1802–1839), Native American writer Elias Breeskin (1896–1969), Russian violinist Elias Canetti (1905–1994), Bulgarian writer Elias Chandler (1856–1909), American colonel and major Elias Charalambous (born 1980), Cypriot footballer Elias James Corey (born 1928), American chemist Elias Dayton (1737–1807), American soldier and politician Elias P. Demetracopoulos, Greek journalist Elias Disney (1859–1941), Canadian businessman, father of Walt Disney Elias Dolah (born 1993), Thai footballer Elias (footballer, born 1963), Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva Elias Farkouh (1948–2020), Jordanian writer Elias Freij (1918–1998), Palestinian mayor Elias Gleizer (1934–2015), Brazilian actor and comedian Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695–1774), German painter Elias Harris (born 1989), German basketball player Elias Hicks (1748-1830), American Quaker Preacher Elias Holl (1573–1646), German architect Elias Howe (1819–1867), American inventor of the sewing machine Elias Hrawi (1925–2006), Lebanese politician Elias Kane (1794–1835), American politician Elias Khoury (born 1948), Lebanese writer Elias Koteas (born 1961), Greek-Canadian actor Elias Lianos, Greek businessman Elias Lindholm (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884), Finnish philologist Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician Elias Mendes Trindade (1985), Brazilian football player Elias Motsoaledi (1924-1994), South African anti-apartheid activist Elias Murr (born 1962), Lebanese politician Elias Ngeny (born 1996), Kenyan middle-distance runner Elias Pavlidis (born 1978), Greek boxer Elias Petropoulos (1928–2003), Greek musicologist and writer Elias Pettersson (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player Elias Polk (1806-1886), American slave and political activist Elias Porter (1914–1987), American psychologist Elias Rababi (1913–1999), Lebanese journalist and politician Elias Alford Rowan (1837-1912), American politician Elias Ricks, American football player Elias Samson (or simply Elias), ring name of Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, American professional wrestler Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese politician Elias (singer), French singer-songwriter Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as Vic Seixas (born 1923), American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player Elias Seppänen (born 2003), Finnish racing driver Elias Shoufani (1932–2013), Palestinian author and historian Elias Spantidakis, known as Louis Tikas (1886-1914), Greek-American union leader Elias M. Stein (1931–2018), American mathematician Elias Tahan (born 1986), American photographer Elias Toufexis (born 1975), Greek-Canadian actor Elias Vattis (born 1986), Cypriot football player Elias Venezis (1904–1973), Greek writer Elias Viljanen (born 1975), Finnish musician Elias Wessén (1889–1981), Swedish linguist Elias Wright (1830–1901), American Union brevet brigadier general during the Civil War era Elias Zerhouni (born 1951), Algerian-born American doctor Elias Zoghby (1912–2008), Lebanese archbishop Fictional characters with the given name 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 (directly and indirectly) 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 Taylor, fictional character in V (1983 miniseries) Elias "Eli" Thompson, fictional character in the television series Boardwalk Empire Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from Degrassi: The Next Generation Elías, a main character from José Rizal's patriotic novel "Noli Me Tángere" 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 Call of Duty: Ghosts Dr. Elias Huer, fictional character from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (.... Discover the Elias popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Elias books.