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What does Elija mean?
Elija 
as a name for boys is of Hebrew derivation, and the meaning of Elija is "Jehovah is God". Elija is a variant form of Elijah (Hebrew): from Eliyahu.
STARTS WITH Eli-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ELIJAH Eli▲, Elia, Elias▲, Elie, Elihu, Eliot, Eliyahu, Eljah, Elliot▲, Ellis▲, Ely, Elyot
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Elja, ..
(female) Eliea, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elija Ayub (E.A.), ..
How popular is Elija?
Elija is an unusual given name for men. Elija is an equivalently uncommon last name too for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Elija reached its peak position of #1697 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Elijah (#7 FROM RECENT DATA), Eli (#58), Elias (#67), Elliot (#162), Ellis (#317), Eliot (#1085), Eliyahu (#1569), Ely (#1950), Elie and Elihu are the popular related forms of Elija. Other variants, like Eljah, are seldom used. These relations of Elija were at the apex of their popularity 1 year ago (AVERAGE #1023) and have remained as popular to this day (#1019). Elijah has generally been preferred by parents, although Eli seems to be gaining favor too.
Similar Names
Elija is alike in pronunciation to Eligia, Eligio and Ilija. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abija, Eelia, Eliam, Elian▲, Eliana, Elice, Eliran, Elis, Elisha, Eliso, Eliu, Ilja and Urija. These names tend to be more commonly used than Elija.
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