MEANING & HISTORY
What does Elías mean?
Elías is the Spanish accented form of Elias, the Greek and Latin biblical form related to Elijah. The Hebrew name is conventionally my God is Yahweh.
The accent marks the exact Spanish stress rather than a different root. The prophet’s name supplied the historical transmission. Elías and Elias should retain their recorded spelling distinctions.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Elias or Elijah
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People with the name Elías
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Ruy Elías López
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Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Ruy Elías López
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Elías in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Elías
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Elias♂My God is Yahweh
- Elan·Hebrew Elon variant: oak tree
- Elda♀Battle, through the Hilda name family
- Eli·Ascension in the biblical Hebrew-name account
- Eliana♀My God has answered in the Hebrew tradition
- Elijah♂My God is Yahweh
- Elisa♀Form of Elisabeth; God is my oath
- Eliza♀Short form of Elizabeth; God is my oath
What rhymes with Elías?
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Names with a similar written ending
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Explore Elías further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19688405 — Elías (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Ruy Elías López (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19688405 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Elías (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Elías (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Elias (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.