Thursday, March 24, 2011

Name of the week!

Elias

Pronounced: ee-LYE-us
Variants include: Eli, Elijah, and Elliot

Elias is of Greek and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Elias is "the Lord is my God". Biblical name from the Greek form of Elijah. Common in the 17th century and now popular in Spain.

Famous people with the name Elias include:
Walt Elias Disney is the full name of the Disney creator.
Canadian actor Elias Koteas
A baby boy, Story Elias, was born to actors Bodhi and Jenna Elfman in 2007.

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