Elijah Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Elijah :

Used in country/religion :

American , Chinese , Greek , Hawaiian , Hebrew

Pronounciation
of Name Elijah :

/i-LIE-jə/

Etymology
of Name Elijah :

History
of Name Elijah :

Popular In :

United States, New Zealand, Australia and Canada

Information about the
Name of Elijah :

Jewish tradition believes that Elijah is present in earth and will come to announce the Messiah. In the Christian tradition, Elijah is closely associated to John the Baptist who announced the coming of Jesus. In today's modern world, people with the name Elijah are known to be fearless and courageous, yet they are compassionate to others. They are able to inspire and educate others.

Famous People with
Name Elijah :

Elijah Muhammad is the leader of the nation of Islam from 1934 to 1975. He was also the mentor of Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X, and Muhammad Ali. Elijah Teter is an Olympic snowboarder turned coach. Elijah Wood is an voice actor, actor, DJ, and producer. He's famous for his role as Frodo in the film series The Lord of the Rings.

Variant Names of Elijah:

Eli, Elia, Elias, Elie, Elihu

Alijah (Hebrew, American), Elias (Hebrew, Greek), Elliot (French, English), Ellis (Welsh, English)

Rhyming Names of Elijah: 

Names Similar to Elijah :

Elija, Elijay, Elijachuh, Elija, Elija, Elijan, Elijachuh, Elijas, Elijaah, Elijaha

Popularity Rank :

Elijah name was top ranked at 378 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 11 position in American during year 2015

Name Elijah has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 282 position. 253906 numbers of people were named Elijah so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Elijah Numerology :

Personality No. 3. People with name Elijah are jovial & love to talk. They also love children & pets. They are creative & try to do too many things. They must express themselves. They are very social & great uplifters. Person with Elijah having 3 as Personality number are ambitious & philosophical. They are versatile & have an optimistic attitude. They are zealous & conscientious. More Numerology