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Elias en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs/ weak vowel distinction
• /ˈɛ.li.ɐs/ (Philippines)
• /əˈlaɪ̯.əs/ weak vowel merger
• [ɪˈlaɪ̯.əs] weak vowel distinction
• [əˈlaɪ̯.əs] weak vowel merger
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:
   • 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.

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Deriveds

Elias omega coding · Elias delta code · Elias gamma code · Elias delta coding · Saint Elias Mountains · Elias gamma coding · Elias omega code