Elis Name Meaning & Origin
Elis
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Origin of the name Elias:
A borrowing from the Greek, Elias is a cognate of the Hebrew Eliyahu, which is derived from 'ēlīyāhū (Jehovah is God). The name is a variant of Elijah, the name borne in the Bible by a prophet of Israel in the 9th century B.C.
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Welsh name pronounced Air-liss, or Eh-liss.
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