Eliya

אֵלִיָה

• Gender: Unisex
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: my Lord is God

• Eliya is the feminine form of Eliyahu, the Hebrew name of the great prophet Elijah, and it carries all the spiritual power and wonder of its source. Its meaning, "my Lord is God," connects it to one of the most dramatic and beloved figures in the entire Bible. Yet despite that monumental heritage, Eliya has a breezy, vowel-rich beauty that keeps it feeling light and modern.

  Where so many feminine names crowd the Ella-Ellie-Eliana space, Eliya sidesteps all of them with something genuinely distinctive. It sounds like a breeze but means like a thunderbolt — carrying enormous prophetic weight in just three effortless syllables. For parents who want a daughter's name with real substance beneath its lovely surface, Eliya is a stunning find.

• Alternate Spellings: Eliyah
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Tamar
  ,
  Dorit
  ,
  Yoav
  ,
  Boaz
• Theme: God