Iliyas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Iliyas

What is the meaning of the name Iliyas ?

The baby name Iliyas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ih-LEE-yahs (IPA: /ɪˈliːjəs/); Arabic: il-YAAS (IPA: /ilˈjaːs/).

Iliyas is Arabic in Origin.

Iliyas is a South Asian and East African transliteration of Arabic Ilyās (إلياس), the Qur’anic counterpart of the Biblical prophet Elijah. The name ultimately derives from Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning “Yahweh is my God” or “My God is Yahweh.” Through the Greek form Elias (Ηλίας) and Latin Elias, it spread widely across Christian and later Islamic cultures, spawning numerous local spellings.

In Muslim tradition, Prophet Ilyas is revered as a model of steadfast monotheism, which helped the name flourish from the medieval Middle East through Persianate lands and the Ottoman sphere into South and Central Asia and the Horn of Africa. Today, Iliyas is common in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Somali communities, alongside variants such as Ilyas, İlyas (Turkish), Elias, Ilias (Greek), Elijah (English), Elia (Italian), Élie (French), Ilija (South Slavic), Iliya (Bulgarian), and Ilia (Georgian/Russian). Short forms include Eli.