Forename אליהו

Worldwide, אליהו (Elijah , Eliyahu , אליהו ) is a widespread principally masculine, but scarcely feminine first name. The given name אליהו is habitual in Israel, where it is a widespread boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common largely masculine, but seldom feminine name, and Ghana, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Israel, and the United States. Likewise, אליהו is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish אליהו is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name אליהו

name Элиас, name ილია, name Eliyau, name אליאס, name Eliyahu, name Elie, name Илюха, name Ilie, name Ilia, name Ілля, name Ilja, name Elija, name איליה, name Illia, name Elia, name Илина, name Iliá, name Илия, name אלייז'ה, name Elyah, name Illa, name Илюша, name 埃利亚斯, name Eliahu, name إيليا, name Alyho, name エリアス, name אליהו, name Illja, name 埃利, name Ильюша, name Ilià, name Ilya, name 以利亞, name Ελίας, name Ηλίας, name 艾利, name إلياس, name ایلیا, name Elijah, name Elijahu, name Иля, name Eli, name Elya, name Илья, name Элайджа, name Alyhu, name イリヤ, name Élie, name Ilina, name Elias

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Elijah	Ghana, Israel, Nigeria, Kenya, United States
Eliyahu	Israel, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa, United States
אליהו	Israel
Eliahu	Israel, Tanzania, Philippines, South Africa, United States

First names said to be same

Alyho, Alyhu, Eli, Elia, Elias, Elie, Elija, Elijahu, Eliyau, Elya, Elyah, Ilia, Ilie, Ilina, Ilià, Iliá, Ilja, Illa, Illia, Illja, Ilya, Élie, Ελίας, Ηλίας, Илина, Илия, Ильюша, Илья, Илюха, Илюша, Иля, Элайджа, Элиас, Ілля, איליה, אליאס, אלייז'ה, إلياس, إيليا, ایلیا, ილია, イリヤ, エリアス, 以利亞, 埃利, 埃利亚斯, and 艾利

First name אליהו in the context

אליהו is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elijah , the Biblical prophet, The Qur’an; Elijah Price , the main antagonist of the 2000 film Unbreakable.; Elijah Mikaelson , the fictional character in The Vampire Diaries and The Originals television series; Elijah in Islam , the prophet in Islam, The Qur’an and Elijah Baley , the fictional charachter from the Foundation-Universe by Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	אליהו מזרחי Ottoman rabbi (b. 1455)
	אליהו קפשאלי GR (b. 1490)
	אליהו די וידאש rabbi, IL (b. 1518)
	אליהו בן שלמה זלמן Polish-Lithuanian rabbi; Mitnagdim leader in opposition to Hasidism, BY (b. 1720)
	אליהו ברלין Israeli politician, IL (b. 1866)
	אליהו ספיר Jewish banker and geographer, IL (b. 1869)
	אליהו זאב לוין אפשטיין BY (b. 1864)
	אליהו ריינה IL (b. 1866)
	אליהו אוסטשינסקי IL (b. 1870)
	אליהו מרדכי ולקובסקי IL (b. 1873)
	אליהו מזור Israeli politician, IL (b. 1889)
	אליהו הכרמלי Israeli politician, IL (b. 1891)
	אליהו בן אליה קזז RU (b. 1832)
	אליהו ירקוני IL (b. 1886)
	אליהו דובקין Israeli activist (1898-1976), IL (b. 1898)