Ilya
Ilya, Iliya, Ilia, Ilja, Ilija, or Illia (Russian: Илья́, romanized: Il'ja, IPA: [ɪlʲˈja], or Russian: Илия́, romanized: Ilija, IPA: [ɪlʲɪˈja]; Ukrainian: Ілля́, romanized: Illia, IPA: [iˈlʲːɑ]; Belarusian: Ілья́, romanized: Iĺja IPA: [ilʲˈja]) is the East Slavic form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Eliahu), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías). It is pronounced with stress on the second syllable. The diminutive form is Iliusha or Iliushen'ka. The Russian patronymic for a son of Ilya is "Ilyich", and a daughter is "Ilyinichna".
| Gender | male |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | East Slavic or alternatively Kurdish |
| Meaning | "My god is Yahu/Jah" (Hebrew meaning) or "great", "glorious" (Kurdish meaning) |
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| Related names | Elijah, Eliahu, Elias, Ilias, Ilija, Iliusha, Ilyusha, Ilyushenka, Iliushechka, Ilyich, or Ilyinichna |
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