Ilia
Ilia gracefully bridges two distinct cultural worlds. As a masculine name, it is a melodious variant of the biblical Elijah, meaning 'Yahweh is my God'. As a feminine name, it draws from classical antiquity and Roman mythology, where Ilia was the alternate name of Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisMeans 'My God is Yahweh' or refers to ancient Troy (Ilion).
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Ako mužské meno je Ilia medzinárodným prepisom východoslovanskej podoby mena Iľja, ktorá cez grécke Élias pochádza z hebrejského mena Elijjáhu. Jeho význam sa vykladá ako „Môj Boh je Jahve“. Ženské meno Ilia je doložené v rímskej mytologickej tradícii ako druhé meno Rey Silvie, matky Romula a Rema, a spája sa s názvom Tróje, latinsky Ilium.
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ILIA
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling24 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsV slovenčine sa vyslovuje trojslabične: I-li-a.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Ilia
18People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Georgian public figure and writer; a saint of Georgian Orthodox Church (1837-1907)
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3 + 1 = 4 syllables
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