Elia

See also: elia, eliä, Elía, élia, -elia, and ʻElia

Faroese

Proper noun

Elia f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Elia: Eliuson
• daughter of Elia: Eliudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Elia
Accusative	Eliu
Dative	Eliu
Genitive	Eliu

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeliɑ/, [ˈe̞liɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eliɑ
• Syllabification^(key): E‧li‧a

Proper noun

Elia

1. Elijah (biblical character)
2. a male given name

Usage notes

• The given name is much more common in the old biblical form Elias.

Declension

Inflection of Elia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Elia	Eliat
genitive		Elian	Elioiden Elioitten
partitive		Eliaa	Elioita
illative		Eliaan	Elioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Elia	Eliat
accusative	nom.	Elia	Eliat
	gen.	Elian
genitive		Elian	Elioiden Elioitten Eliainrare
partitive		Eliaa	Elioita
inessive		Eliassa	Elioissa
elative		Eliasta	Elioista
illative		Eliaan	Elioihin
adessive		Elialla	Elioilla
ablative		Elialta	Elioilta
allative		Elialle	Elioille
essive		Eliana	Elioina
translative		Eliaksi	Elioiksi
abessive		Eliatta	Elioitta
instructive		—	Elioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Elia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eliani Eliani accusative nom. Eliani Eliani gen. Eliani genitive Eliani Elioideni Elioitteni Eliainirare partitive Eliaani Elioitani inessive Eliassani Elioissani elative Eliastani Elioistani illative Eliaani Elioihini adessive Eliallani Elioillani ablative Elialtani Elioiltani allative Elialleni Elioilleni essive Elianani Elioinani translative Eliakseni Elioikseni abessive Eliattani Elioittani instructive — — comitative — Elioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Eliasi Eliasi accusative nom. Eliasi Eliasi gen. Eliasi genitive Eliasi Elioidesi Elioittesi Eliaisirare partitive Eliaasi Elioitasi inessive Eliassasi Elioissasi elative Eliastasi Elioistasi illative Eliaasi Elioihisi adessive Eliallasi Elioillasi ablative Elialtasi Elioiltasi allative Eliallesi Elioillesi essive Elianasi Elioinasi translative Eliaksesi Elioiksesi abessive Eliattasi Elioittasi instructive — — comitative — Elioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Eliamme Eliamme accusative nom. Eliamme Eliamme gen. Eliamme genitive Eliamme Elioidemme Elioittemme Eliaimmerare partitive Eliaamme Elioitamme inessive Eliassamme Elioissamme elative Eliastamme Elioistamme illative Eliaamme Elioihimme adessive Eliallamme Elioillamme ablative Elialtamme Elioiltamme allative Eliallemme Elioillemme essive Elianamme Elioinamme translative Eliaksemme Elioiksemme abessive Eliattamme Elioittamme instructive — — comitative — Elioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elianne Elianne accusative nom. Elianne Elianne gen. Elianne genitive Elianne Elioidenne Elioittenne Eliainnerare partitive Eliaanne Elioitanne inessive Eliassanne Elioissanne elative Eliastanne Elioistanne illative Eliaanne Elioihinne adessive Eliallanne Elioillanne ablative Elialtanne Elioiltanne allative Eliallenne Elioillenne essive Eliananne Elioinanne translative Eliaksenne Elioiksenne abessive Eliattanne Elioittanne instructive — — comitative — Elioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Eliansa Eliansa accusative nom. Eliansa Eliansa gen. Eliansa genitive Eliansa Elioidensa Elioittensa Eliainsarare partitive Eliaansa Elioitaan Elioitansa inessive Eliassaan Eliassansa Elioissaan Elioissansa elative Eliastaan Eliastansa Elioistaan Elioistansa illative Eliaansa Elioihinsa adessive Eliallaan Eliallansa Elioillaan Elioillansa ablative Elialtaan Elialtansa Elioiltaan Elioiltansa allative Elialleen Eliallensa Elioilleen Elioillensa essive Elianaan Elianansa Elioinaan Elioinansa translative Eliakseen Eliaksensa Elioikseen Elioiksensa abessive Eliattaan Eliattansa Elioittaan Elioittansa instructive — — comitative — Elioineen Elioinensa

Statistics

• Elia is the 360^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 896 male individuals (and as a middle name to 629 more), and also belongs to 25 female individuals (and as a middle name to 35 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Eila

German

Proper noun

Elia

1. Elijah (biblical character)
2. a male given name, a much less common variant of Elias

Italian

Proper noun

Elia m

1. Elijah (biblical character)
2. a male given name

Anagrams

• -iale, a lei

Norwegian

Proper noun

Elia

1. Elijah (biblical character)
2. a male given name, much more common in the form Elias

Swedish

Proper noun

Elia c (genitive Elias)

1. Elijah (biblical character)
2. a male given name, much more common in the form Elias

Anagrams

• Leia