The first name Élias

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About the first name Élias

Meaning

The name Élias shares the meaning of Élie, “my God is Yahweh”.

Historical origin

The name Élias comes from the Greek form Elias of the Hebrew name Eliyahu.

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In Christian families, Élias was often passed from one generation to the next, helping explain its long presence in genealogical sources.

Pronunciation:ély-aelj.a

Frequency of the first name Élias by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Élias by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ÉliasLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Élias in baptisms by year.201510501795182318511879190719351795–1799 3 baptisms1825–1829 6 baptisms1830–1834 6 baptisms1840–1844 9 baptisms1850–1854 3 baptisms1860–1864 18 baptisms1865–1869 15 baptisms1870–1874 15 baptisms1875–1879 3 baptisms1880–1884 15 baptisms1885–1889 9 baptisms1890–1894 3 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1925–1929 6 baptisms1935–1939 3 baptisms

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