Elias
Elias is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah, 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
- Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias Indonesian
- Elias, Eelis, Eljas Finnish
- Elias Danish, German, Swedish
- Elias Portuguese
- Elias, Iliya Persian
- Elias, Elis Swedish
- Elias, Elyas Ethiopian
- Elias, Elyas Philippines
- Eliasz Polish
- Élie French
- Elija Slovene
- Elijah English, Hebrew
- Elis Welsh
- Elisedd Welsh
- Eliya Sinhala
- Eliyas Kazakh
- Eliyahu, Eliya Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
- Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya Arabic
- Elliot, Elliott English
- Ellis English, Welsh
- Helias Ecclesiastical Latin
- Ilia Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian
- Ilia Georgian
- Ilias Koine Greek, Modern Greek
- Ilie Romanian
- Ilija Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
- Ilijas/Ilijaz Bosnian
- Ilja German
- Iljo Macedonian
- Iliya Bulgarian
- Illés Hungarian
- Illia Ukrainian
- Ilya Russian
- İlyas Turkish
- Ilyaas Somali
- Ilyos Uzbek
- Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay
- Líggjas Faroese
- Lyes Kabyle
- 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 the given name
- Elias, 6th century commentator on Aristotle and Porphyry
- List of Catholicoi 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
- Elías Ahúja y Andría, Spanish politician
- Elias Alves da Silva, Brazilian football player
- Elias Ammerbach, German organist
- Elias Ashmole, English antiquary and politician
- Elias Atallah, Lebanese politician
- Elias Atmatsidis, Greek football player
- Elias Bonine, American photographer
- Elias Boudinot, American politician
- Elias Boudinot , Native American writer
- Elias Breeskin, Russian violinist
- Elias Canetti, Bulgarian writer
- Elias Chandler, American colonel and major
- 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 Dolah, Thai footballer
- Elias, Portuguese footballer, full name Fernando Elias Oliveira da Silva
- Elias Farkouh, Jordanian writer
- Elias Freij, Palestinian mayor
- Elias Gleizer, Brazilian actor and comedian
- Elias Gottlob Haussmann, German painter
- Elias Harris, German basketball player
- Elias Hicks, American Quaker Preacher
- Elias Holl, German architect
- Elias Howe, American inventor of the sewing machine
- Elias Hrawi, Lebanese politician
- Elias Kane, American politician
- 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 Maluvunu, Swiss footballer
- Elias Mendes Trindade, Brazilian former footballer
- Elias Motsoaledi, South African anti-apartheid activist
- 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 Rababi, Lebanese journalist and politician
- Elias Ricks, American football player
- Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, Danish singer
- Elias Alford Rowan, American politician
- Elias Sarkis, Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982
- Elias "Vic" Seixas, known as Vic Seixas, American Hall of Fame former top-10 tennis player
- Elias Seppänen, Finnish racing driver
- Elias Shoufani, Palestinian author and historian
- Elias Soares de Oliveira, Elias, Brazilian former football striker
- Elias Spantidakis, known as Louis Tikas, Greek-American union leader
- Elias M. Stein, American mathematician
- Elias Syrjä, Finnish freestyle skier
- 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, 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 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
- Elias P. Guerrero, a lead character from Philippine action drama series Black Rider
- 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
- 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"
- 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
- Elias, fictional character from the 2015 comedy film Men & Chicken
- Elias Ainsworth fictional character from The Ancient Magus' Bride
- Elias Vikstedt fictional character from Salatut elämät
People with the surname
- Akhteruzzaman Elias, Bengali writer
- Alex Elias, American entrepreneur
- Alix Elias, American actress, known for Married... with Children
- Alois Eliáš, Czechoslovak general and politician
- Benny Elias, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player
- Blas Elias, American musician
- Dave Elias, Canadian curler
- David Elias, Canadian writer
- Duncan David Elias, Singaporean football player
- Eliane Elias, Lebanese-Brazilian musician
- Erick Elías, Mexican actor
- Eulalia Elias, American rancher
- Gastão Elias, Portuguese tennis player
- Hanin Elias, German musician
- Hendrik Elias, Belgian politician
- Isaak Elias, Canadian politician
- Joan Puig i Elias, Catalan pedagogue and anarchist
- Johan Engelbert Elias, Dutch historian, also known as Vroedschap van Amsterdam
- John Elias, Christian preacher in Wales
- 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
- Peter Elias, American computer scientist
- 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
- Zé Elias, Brazilian football player