Elias
Elias or Eliáš is a male given name and a family name .
Origin and meaning
Elias is a Latinization of ancient Greek Ἠλίας and Hebrew אֵלִיָּהוּ Elijahu . The name comes from the prophet Elijah from the Tanach and means "My God is YHWH ". Although there is no book of his own prophets and he is only reported in the Tanakh, Elijah is one of the greatest prophets in Judaism, since according to Jewish tradition he will herald the arrival of the Messiah, which Judaism is still waiting for. Hence there are several customs related to him. For example, an additional decorative chair is made available to him in his honor during the Brit Milah as the "Chair of the Prophet Elijah", or an additional cup of wine is poured for him during the Jewish Passover festival.
distribution
Elias was a very rare first name in Germany for a long time. During National Socialism in Germany, a list of names was published in the circular issued by the Reich Minister of the Interior on August 18, 1938, stipulating that Jews were only allowed to give their children first names from this list, including Elias. All other citizens were again forbidden to use these names. This also affected Austria and the incorporated Sudetenland and was repealed in 1945, see naming law (Germany) .
In the 2000s it became a fashion name.
Name bearer
First name
Ancient and Middle Ages
- Elias (philosopher) (6th century), late antique philosopher
- Elias of Jerusalem († 518), Orthodox bishop and from 494 to 513 Patriarch of Jerusalem
- Elias von Merw (around 659), Nestorian archbishop and author
- Elias II (Jerusalem) , Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (787–797)
- Elias III. (Jerusalem) , Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (878–906)
- Elias VI. (Périgord) (Elias VI. Talleyrand; † around 1203/04), Count of Périgord from the House of Périgord
- Elias VII. (Périgord) (Elias VII. Talleyrand; † after 1204), Count of Périgord from the House of Périgord
- Elias of Cortona (≈1180–1253), Minister General of the Franciscans
- Elias (Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem) , Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem (1279–1287)
Modern times
- Elías Blanco Mamani (* 1962), Bolivian journalist, literary scholar and biographer
- Elias Breit (* 1998), German singer-songwriter, see Eli (singer)
- Elias Canetti (1905-1994), British writer
- Elias Chacour (* 1939), Israeli-Arab clergyman, Archbishop from Galilee
- Elias James Corey (* 1928), American chemist
- Elias Davidsson (* 1941), Israeli-Icelandic composer
- Elias Galli (1650-1712 / 1714), German painter
- Elias Harris (* 1989), German basketball player
- Elias Holl (1573–1646), German builder
- Élias Hrawi (1926–2006), Lebanese politician, President 1989 to 1998
- Elias Hügel (1681–1755), German stonemason and church builder
- Elias Kachunga (* 1992), German-Congolese soccer player
- Elias Khoury (* 1948), Lebanese writer
- Elias Koteas (born 1961), Canadian actor
- Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884), Finnish philologist
- Elias Loomis (1811–1889), American mathematician, meteorologist and astronomer
- Elias von Löwen (1602–1661), German physician, mathematician and astronomer
- Elias Murr (* 1962), Lebanese politician
- Elias Sarkis (1924–1985), Lebanese politician, President 1976 to 1982
- Elías Valiña Sampedro (1929–1989), Spanish pastor
- Elias Schrenk (1831–1913), Protestant missionary and revival preacher
- Elias Stein (1931–2018), American mathematician
- Elias Zoghbi (1912–2008), Egyptian clergyman, Archbishop of Lebanon
family name
- Elias (noble and patrician family) , Dutch family
- Adel S. Elias (1938–2010), Lebanese-German journalist
- Alfonso de Elías (1902–1984), Mexican composer
- Alois Eliáš (1890–1942), Czech general and politician
- Ben Elias (rugby player) ( Benjamin Elias , also Benny Elias ; * 1963), Australian rugby player
- Ben Elias (mathematician) ( Benjamin Elias ; * 1983), American mathematician
- Buddy Elias (1925–2015), Swiss actor
- Caroline Elias (* 1965), German-French journalist and film producer
- Claudio Elías (* 1974), Uruguayan football player
- Cyrus Elias (born 1930), American actor
- Darren Elias (* 1986), American poker player
- David Elias (* 1956), Swiss jazz musician
- Diego Elías (* 1996), Peruvian squash player
- Eliane Elias (* 1960), Brazilian pianist
- Elizabeth Elias (* 1998), American actress and singer
- Gabriela Koschatzky-Elias (* 1958), Austrian museum curator and publicist
- Gastão Elias (* 1990), Portuguese tennis player
- Gerti Elias (* 1933), Austrian-Swiss actress and author
- Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares (* 1953), Peruvian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Lima
- Hanin Elias (* 1972), German musician and label owner
- Hans Elias (1907–1985), German-American scientist and artist
- Hans-Georg Elias (* 1928), German chemist
- Hendrik Elias (1902–1973), Flemish historian and lawyer
- Herbert Elias (1885-1975), Austrian medic
- Hermann Elias (1876–1955), German aerologist, explorer and author
- Holger Elias (* 1961), German publisher and publicist
- Horst Elias (* 1932), German chemist
- Jonathan Elias (* 1956), American film composer
- Jorge Antonio Serrano Elias (* 1945), Guatemalan politician, president 1991 to 1993
- José Miguel Elías (* 1977), Spanish racing cyclist
- Julie Elias (1866–1945), German fashion journalist
- Julio María Elías Montoya (* 1945), Spanish religious, vicar apostolic of El Beni o Beni
- Julius Elias (1861–1927), German writer, art collector and translator
- Julius Elias, 1st Viscount Southwood (1873–1946), British newspaper owner and politician (Labor Party)
- Karim Sebastian Elias (* 1971), German composer
- Leander Elias , German voice actor and radio play speaker
- Lee Elias (1920–1998), comic book artist
- Manuel de Elías (* 1939), Mexican composer
- Manuela Elias (* 1969), German composer and songwriter
- Marcos António Elias (* 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Marion Elias (* 1960), Austrian painter, graphic artist and philosopher
- Matthew Elias (* 1979), British hurdler and sprinter
- Melissa Elias (* 1982), Canadian actress
- Ney Elias (1844–1897), English explorer
- Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German-British sociologist, philosopher and poet
- Oliver Elias (* 1971), German actor, voice actor and director
- Olufemi Elias , Nigerian lawyer
- Otto-Heinrich Elias (1932–2020), German historian and editor
- Patrick Elias (* 1966), Swiss actor
- Patrik Eliáš (* 1976), Czech ice hockey player
- Peter Elias (1923–2001), American information theorist
- Ricardo Leoncio Elías (1874–1951), Peruvian lawyer and politician
- Rolf Elias (* 1920), German politician (SED / SEW)
- Rosalind Elias (1930–2020), American opera singer
- Ruth Elias (1922–2008), Israeli survivor of the Shoah
- Samuel Elias (1775-1816), English boxer
- Sian Elias (* 1949), New Zealand judge
- Taslim Olawale Elias (1914–1991), Nigerian lawyer and judge
- Thomas Sam Elias (* 1942), North American botanist
- Toni Elías (* 1983), Spanish motorcycle racer
- Uschi Elias (1965–2012), German sculptor and chainsaw artist
stage name
- Elias (rapper) (* 1996), German rapper of Congolese origin
- Elias (wrestler) (* 1987), American wrestler and musician
art
Elias is the title of the following works of art:
- Elias , an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Elias in other languages
- Albanian : Elias
- ancient Greek : Ηλιας (Élías)
- Arabic : إلياس ( Ilyās - in the Koran ; in another transcription Elyas ) also ايليا ( Īlyā - in the Bible ),
- Aramaic : Eliyo
- Armenian : Jerchias (եղիաս)
- Azerbaijani : Ilyas
- Bulgarian : Илия (Ilija)
- Chinese : 以 利亞
- Danish : Elias
- German : Ilja , also Elias, Elija
- English : Elijah , also Elias , Elliot or Eli
- Esperanto : Elijah
- Estonian : Elias
- Faroese : Elia
- Finnish : Elias , Eljas
- French : Élie
- Frisian : Elia
- Greek : Ηλίας (Hélias - Ilias )
- Hebrew : אליהו (Elijáhú) , Elijahu
- Interlingua : Elijah
- Icelandic : Elías
- Italian : Ilja , also Elia
- Yiddish : אליהו (Elijáhú)
- Catalan : Elies
- Croatian : Ilija
- Latin : Elias
- Lithuanian : Elijas
- Macedonian : Илија (Ilija)
- Malay : Elyas
- Dutch : Elia
- Norwegian (bokmål, nynorsk) : Elias
- Polish : Eliasz
- Portuguese : Elias
- Romansh : Lias
- Romanian : Ilie (Ilié)
- Russian : Илья (Ilja)
- Swedish : Elia
- Serbian : Илија , also Ilija
- Serbo-Croatian : Илија , also Ilija
- Slovak : Eliáš
- Spanish : Elías
- swahili : Eliya
- Czech : Eliáš or Elijáš , also Ilja
- Turkish : İlyas
- Ukrainian : Ілля (Illja)
- Hungarian : Illés
- Belarusian : Илья (Ilja)
Individual evidence
- ↑ I d 42 X / 38-5501 b, published in the Ministerial-Blatt of the Reich and Prussian Ministry of the Interior, number 35 of August 24, 1938
- ↑ Statistics on favored-vornamen.de