Ilia
Latin · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Ilia
The name 'Ilia' is a variant of the Hebrew name 'Eliyahu' (Elijah), meaning "My God is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is God," derived from the Hebrew elements *El* (God) and *Yah* (a shortened form of Yahweh).
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Etymology
The name 'Ilia' is a variant of the Hebrew name 'Eliyahu' (Elijah), meaning "My God is Yahweh" or "Yahweh is God," derived from the Hebrew elements *El* (God) and *Yah* (a shortened form of Yahweh). It is used in Christian (especially Eastern Orthodox and Catholic), Jewish, and Muslim cultures, notably as the name of the biblical prophet Elijah (Ilyas in Islam), and is common in Russia, Georgia, and other Slavic countries.
Ilia currently ranks #4,217 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1980.
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