Original Hebrew form: Eliyyahu [ אֱלִיָּהוּ] (el-lee-YAH-hoo)
Greek & Latin transliteration: Elias (el-EE-as)
Modern forms:
- Elia (AY-lee-ah)--Dutch & Italian
- Elias (EL-ee-as, el-EYE-as)--German, English, Scandinavian, Spanish
- Elie (EL-ee)--French
- Elliott (EL-ee-ot)--English
- Elis (EL-lis)--Medieval English. Gave rise to the surname Ellis.
- Illés (il-YESH)--Hungarian
- Iliya (eel-EE-yah)--Bulgarian. Feminine is Ilina.
- Ilya (eel-YAH)--Russian
- Ilyas (eel-YAS)--Arabic
Oh, and Happy New Year!
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