Traditional Biblical Boy Names.
Biblical boy names elias. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. In Germany Paul and Elias are the top Bible names for boys while in France Gabriel and Adam are the most popular boys names from the Bible. He was Mosess brother and a prophet and high priest.
Darius the Mede was the king of Babylon between Belshazzar and Cyrus the Great. From the Hebrew name הבל Hevel meaning breath. In the UK the top Biblical boy names are Noah Jacob and Thomas.
The first 50 names below shown in extended versions are ranked in order of current popularity on Nameberry. This comprehensive list of biblical baby boy names draws together actual names in Scripture and names derived from biblical words including the language origin and meaning of the name see also Baby Girl Names. A borrowing from the Greek Elias is a cognate of the Hebrew Eliyahu which is derived from ēlīyāhū Jehovah is God.
From the Hebrew name נתנאל Netanel meaning God has given from the elements נתן natan meaning to give and אל el meaning God. The trendier birth names here are Oliver 5 Ezra 59 Asher 47 Ezekiel 87 and Elias 67 while Arial TOP 94 and Ibraham 52 are conventional surnames. Page 13 of the ultimate A-Z Bible names list complete with name meanings and origins for all Bible baby names.
Elias name meaning is Jehovah is god and the associated lucky number is 1. He was one of Jacobs sons born to Zilpah Leahs handmaid. But even rare Biblical boy names have a cultural and historical weight behind them which grants them traditional status.
Origin of the name Elias. See the popularity of the boys name Elias over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool. And uncommon Biblical names now account for around 17 of all unusual boy names registered in the US the highest proportion since records began.