See also: Elías, élias, -elias, Eliáš, and -eliäs

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

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Elias

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. A surname.

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Danish

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Elias

  1. Elijah (biblical character)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah

Descendants

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  • Greenlandic: Iliarsi, Illiarsi

Estonian

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Elias

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Elias or Elijah
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Elias m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Elias: Eliasarson or Eliasson
  • daughter of Elias: Eliasardóttir or Eliasdóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Elias
Accusative Elias
Dative Eliasi
Genitive Eliasar, Elias

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֱלִיָּה (ʾĕliyyā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeliɑs/, [ˈe̞liɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -eliɑs
  • Syllabification(key): E‧li‧as

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Elias

  1. (dated) Elijah, Elias (biblical character)
    • 1776, The Holy Bible, Matt. 16:14:
      Niin he sanoivat: monikahdat Johannes Kastajan; mutta muutamat Eliaan; muutamat taas Jeremiaan, taikka jonkun prophetaista.
      Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias or one of the prophets.
  2. a male given name of biblical origin
    • 1931, Elias Lönnrot, Kaksi viatonta päivää, SKS (1985), →ISBN, page 32:
      Perille tultaessa ei muori muistanutkaan kotona annettuja, ties kuinkakin harvinaisia nimiä. Pastori ehdotti silloin raamatullista Eliasta, jonka nimipäivä oli lähimailla almanakassa. Kotona oli äiti tyytymättömänä tokaissut, että "olis hänen sitte pannut vaikka Tuisku-Jaakoksi", ja isän mielestä oli pojasta tehty "hulikka". Sammatissa Eliaksen arkimuoto on nimittäin Elkka.
      Yet when grandmother arrived, she did not remember the who knows how rare names she had been given at home. The pastor suggested the biblical Elias whose name day was coming up. At home the mother had unhappyily blurted out that "he could as well have been called Tuisku-Jaakko". The father thought his son had been made into a "hulikka". In Sammatti, Elias had a colloquial form Elkka.
    • 1994, Salme Aejmelaeus, Täyttä elämää, Karisto, →ISBN, pages 127–128:
      Poikamme sai nimekseen Paul Elias. Paul oli aina ollut lempinimeni lapsuuteni mielikirjan Kahden vuoden loma-ajan ja Välskärin kertomusten Paulien mukaan. Toisen nimen Paul sai Larsin isoisän Eliaksen muistoksi ja myös sen takia, että hän syntyi Elias Lönnrotin 150-vuotispäivänä. ( - - - ) Martti naureskeli nimen kuultuaan, että pienokaisen ja hänen välillään vallitsee kansanperinteessä mainittu leikillinen yhteys: poika oli kummin kaima. Myös Martin toinen nimi oli Elias.
      Our son was given the name Paul Elias.Paul had always been my nickname after the Pauls in Two Years' Vacation, my favorite childhood book, and Välskärin kertomuksia. The second name was given after Lars's grandfather Elias and also beacuse he was born to the day 150 years after Elias Lönnrot. [ - - - ] Martti laughed a bit when he heard the name, as there was a connection between him and the newborn as the folk traditions jocularly state: the boy had the same name as his godfather. Martti too had the second name Elias.

Declension

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Inflection of Elias (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Elias Eliakset
genitive Eliaksen Eliasten
Eliaksien
partitive Eliasta Eliaksia
illative Eliakseen Eliaksiin
singular plural
nominative Elias Eliakset
accusative nom. Elias Eliakset
gen. Eliaksen
genitive Eliaksen Eliasten
Eliaksien
partitive Eliasta Eliaksia
inessive Eliaksessa Eliaksissa
elative Eliaksesta Eliaksista
illative Eliakseen Eliaksiin
adessive Eliaksella Eliaksilla
ablative Eliakselta Eliaksilta
allative Eliakselle Eliaksille
essive Eliaksena Eliaksina
translative Eliakseksi Eliaksiksi
abessive Eliaksetta Eliaksitta
instructive Eliaksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Elias (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eliakseni Eliakseni
accusative nom. Eliakseni Eliakseni
gen. Eliakseni
genitive Eliakseni Eliasteni
Eliaksieni
partitive Eliastani Eliaksiani
inessive Eliaksessani Eliaksissani
elative Eliaksestani Eliaksistani
illative Eliakseeni Eliaksiini
adessive Eliaksellani Eliaksillani
ablative Eliakseltani Eliaksiltani
allative Eliakselleni Eliaksilleni
essive Eliaksenani Eliaksinani
translative Eliaksekseni Eliaksikseni
abessive Eliaksettani Eliaksittani
instructive
comitative Eliaksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Eliaksesi Eliaksesi
accusative nom. Eliaksesi Eliaksesi
gen. Eliaksesi
genitive Eliaksesi Eliastesi
Eliaksiesi
partitive Eliastasi Eliaksiasi
inessive Eliaksessasi Eliaksissasi
elative Eliaksestasi Eliaksistasi
illative Eliakseesi Eliaksiisi
adessive Eliaksellasi Eliaksillasi
ablative Eliakseltasi Eliaksiltasi
allative Eliaksellesi Eliaksillesi
essive Eliaksenasi Eliaksinasi
translative Eliakseksesi Eliaksiksesi
abessive Eliaksettasi Eliaksittasi
instructive
comitative Eliaksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eliaksemme Eliaksemme
accusative nom. Eliaksemme Eliaksemme
gen. Eliaksemme
genitive Eliaksemme Eliastemme
Eliaksiemme
partitive Eliastamme Eliaksiamme
inessive Eliaksessamme Eliaksissamme
elative Eliaksestamme Eliaksistamme
illative Eliakseemme Eliaksiimme
adessive Eliaksellamme Eliaksillamme
ablative Eliakseltamme Eliaksiltamme
allative Eliaksellemme Eliaksillemme
essive Eliaksenamme Eliaksinamme
translative Eliakseksemme Eliaksiksemme
abessive Eliaksettamme Eliaksittamme
instructive
comitative Eliaksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Eliaksenne Eliaksenne
accusative nom. Eliaksenne Eliaksenne
gen. Eliaksenne
genitive Eliaksenne Eliastenne
Eliaksienne
partitive Eliastanne Eliaksianne
inessive Eliaksessanne Eliaksissanne
elative Eliaksestanne Eliaksistanne
illative Eliakseenne Eliaksiinne
adessive Eliaksellanne Eliaksillanne
ablative Eliakseltanne Eliaksiltanne
allative Eliaksellenne Eliaksillenne
essive Eliaksenanne Eliaksinanne
translative Eliakseksenne Eliaksiksenne
abessive Eliaksettanne Eliaksittanne
instructive
comitative Eliaksinenne
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  • Elias is the 61st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 11,652 male individuals (and as a middle name to 16,234 more), and also belongs to 33 female individuals (and as a middle name to 41 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [eˈliːas]
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
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  • Hyphenation: E‧li‧as

Proper noun

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Elias

  1. a male given name originating from the Bible
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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Biblical Hebrew אֵלִיָּה (Ēliyā́, Jah is my God).

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Ēliās m sg (genitive Ēliae); first declension

  1. Elias

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First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

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Elias

  1. a male given name of biblical origin
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Borrowed from Latin Ēlīās, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας (Ēlías), from Hebrew אליה.

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Elias m

  1. (biblical) Elijah (Old Testament prophet)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Elijah

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Elias c (genitive Elias)

  1. a male given name of biblical origin
  2. genitive of Elia
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