Elias

thumb|Elias on Mount Horeb, as depicted in a Greek Orthodox [[icon.]] Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), 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 (ኤሊያስ) Ethiopian Elias, Elyas Philippines Eliasz Polish Élie French Elija Slovene Elijah English, Hebrew Elis Welsh Elisedd Welsh Eliya (එලියා) Sinhala Eliyas (Ілияс) Kazakh Eliyahu, Eliya (אֵלִיָּהוּ, אליה) Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew Elyās, Ilyās, Eliya (, ) Arabic Elliot, Elliott English Ellis English, Welsh (anglicised) Helias Ecclesiastical Latin Ilia (Илия) Bulgarian, Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian Ilia (ილია) Georgian Ilias (Ηλίας) Koine Greek, Modern Greek Ilie Romanian Ilija (Илија) Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian Ilijas/Ilijaz Bosnian Ilja German Iljo (Иљо) Macedonian Iliya (Илия) Bulgarian Illés Hungarian Illia (Ілля) Ukrainian Ilya (Илья) Russian İlyas Turkish Ilyaas Somali Ilyos Uzbek Ilias/Ilyas/Elias/Elyas/Alias/Alyas Malay Líggjas Faroese Lyes Kabyle Yeghia (Եղիա) Armenian 埃利亚斯 (āi lì yǎ sī) Chinese