Elijah at a glance
- Meaning
- “my God is Yahweh”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Pronunciation
- ih-LY-juh
- Nicknames
- Eli
- Other forms
- Elias, Elie, Ilya, Eliyahu
Where the name Elijah comes from
In the Bible, Elijah is a great prophet who is taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire. English Puritans used the name after the Reformation. In the 2020s it has been one of the most popular boys’ names in the US.
Famous people named Elijah
- Elijah Wood (actor)