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Elijah

A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage

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Elijah at a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/, /ɪˈlaɪʒə/

Etymology

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya and Iliya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

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What does the name Elijah mean?

A unisex given name from Hebrew, of chiefly male usage

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).