Ilyah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ilyah

What is the meaning of the name Ilyah ?

The baby name Ilyah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Common pronunciations: ih-LEE-ə or IL-yah (approx. IPA: /ɪˈliːə/ or /ˈɪl.jə/).

Ilyah is Hebrew in Origin.

Ilyah is an English spelling linked to the Elijah/Elias name family. It reflects the East Slavic form Ilya while preserving the Hebrew theophoric element -yah, and ultimately traces to Hebrew Eliyahu, meaning "my God is Yahweh." The name’s religious resonance stems from the biblical prophet Elijah, a figure revered in Judaism and Christianity and identified with the Qur'anic Ilyas in Islam. Through Greek Elias and Slavic transmission, the name spread widely, with the Ilya form long established in Russia and neighboring regions.

Variants and cognates include Elijah and Eliyah, Eliyahu (Hebrew), Elias (Greek/Latin; also in German and Scandinavian), Élie (French), Elías (Spanish/Icelandic), Elia (Italian), Ilia/Ilja (Slavic and Georgian), Ilya (Russian), Ilija (South Slavic), and Ilyas/Elyas (Arabic, Turkish, Persian). Diminutives such as Ilyusha occur in Russian. While traditionally masculine, the spelling Ilyah sometimes appears as a gender-neutral modern choice, retaining the core meaning of devotion to Yahweh.