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Elias (/ɪˈlaɪəs/ il-EYE-əs; Ancient Greek: Ἠλίας, romanized: Elías) is the hellenized version for the name 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.

01Variants

Feminized variants

02People with the given name

03Fictional characters with the given name

  • Elias, a prominent gangster in the TV series Person of Interest
  • Elias Bogan, fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Elias Grover, fictional character in the 2006 film Clerks II
  • Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy, fictional character from Degrassi: The Next Generation
  • Elias Vikstedt fictional character from Salatut elämät
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