Elijah (given name)

Elijah (/ɪˈlə/ ih-LY-jə; Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, Eliyahu, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH") is a masculine given name after the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible.

Others with the given name include:

People

  • Elijah Adekugbe (born 1996), English footballer
  • Elijah Benton (born 1996), American football player
  • Elijah Blue Allman (born 1976), son of Cher and lead singer of Deadsy
  • Elijah Bryant (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Elijah Burke (born 1978), professional wrestler under the ring name D'Angelo Dinero
  • Elijah Canlas (born 2000), Filipino actor and commercial model
  • Elijah Craig (1738–1808), American Baptist preacher, an inventor of bourbon whiskey
  • Elijah Cummings (1951–2019), American politician and civil rights advocate
  • Elijah Hirsh (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Elijah Holyfield (born 1998), American football player
  • Elijah Hood (born 1996), American football player
  • Elijah Hughes (born 1998), American basketball player
  • Elijah Johnson (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Elijah Joy (born 1982), American singer, vegan celebrity chef, green living expert
  • Elijah Kelley (born 1986), American actor, singer and dancer
  • Elijah Lee (born 1996), American football player
  • Elijah McClain (1996–2019), African American who died in police custody
  • Elijah McCoy (1844–1929), Canadian-American inventor and engineer
  • Elijah McGuire (born 1994), American football player
  • Elijah Moshinsky (1946–2021), Australian opera, stage, television director
  • Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), former leader of the Nation of Islam
  • Elijah Nkansah (born 1994), American football player
  • Elijah Pitts (born 1938), American football player and football coach
  • Elijah Qualls (born 1995), American football player
  • Elijah Riley (born 1998), American football player
  • Elijah Walton (1832–1880), British landscapist
  • Elijah Wood (born 1981), American actor best known for playing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy

Fictional characters

See also

  • Eliahu, a given name and surname
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