Elijah.
An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
Meaning & usage
An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage A male given name from Hebrew.
A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.
A surname transferred from the given name
Where this word comes from
From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.
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