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How would you pronounce the name Elias?

46 replies

Butterfly657 · 23/05/2026 23:18

How would you pronounce Elias?

Elias as Ee-Lee-as
Elias as El- lie- as

or any other ways of pronouncing it!

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NorthFaceofthelaundrypile · 24/05/2026 14:17

Eh Lee as

Zanatdy · 24/05/2026 14:16

lavenderscenteddrawerliners · 23/05/2026 23:55

The Biblical version seems to be E-lie-as and the Islamic version Eel-yaas, if that makes a difference.

Yes, the one I know is a muslim and its the latter pronunciation.

thornbury · 24/05/2026 14:15

El.lee.yus because that's the Arabic way that I am used to hearing.

VintageLane · 24/05/2026 14:00

My nephew is Elias, pronounced Ell-eye-us.

JulietteHasAGun · 24/05/2026 13:56

Echobelly · 24/05/2026 13:31

Ell-eye-us

Same

Walker1178 · 24/05/2026 13:51

We have a friend called Illyas which is pronounced very close to your first version so I’d go with Ee-lie-us

VeganSteakAndFries · 24/05/2026 13:36

eh lie ass
The eh sounds like the E in egg

Miyagi99 · 24/05/2026 13:33

Ayleeass

MabelAnderson · 24/05/2026 13:33

ANEC · 23/05/2026 23:19

El-i-as

This. I know an adult one, not English, and this is how his name is pronounced. Eh-Lee-Ass

Echobelly · 24/05/2026 13:31

Ell-eye-us

BoleynMemories13 · 24/05/2026 13:29

I've heard Eh-lie-us or El-ee-us (like the name Ellie, with 'us' on the end).

LiveLuvLaugh · 24/05/2026 11:50

The only one I know is pronounced Ellie-us

OhBettyCalmDown · 24/05/2026 10:58

El- lie- as

Eenameenadeeka · 24/05/2026 10:55

The second one

Silverbirchleaf · 24/05/2026 10:07

El - Lee - us

or Ee -lay -us

Just realised I say it different ways!

Blueuggboots · 24/05/2026 10:07

EH-lie-ass

Blingismything · 24/05/2026 10:05

Ell i uss

DoAWheelie · 24/05/2026 03:11

Ee- lie- as

I've only known it be said as Ee- lie- as, rather than the two examples you gave.

Swizzel000 · 24/05/2026 03:08

L E US

OutOfSynnc · 24/05/2026 00:58

Ee lie

wishfulthinking25 · 24/05/2026 00:54

Ee-Lee-as

Lemondrizzlesquash7 · 24/05/2026 00:52

Ee-lie-ass

HarryKanesRightFoot · 24/05/2026 00:36

I’ve always thought it was pronounced Ell-ee-ass.

aurpod1980 · 24/05/2026 00:30

aurpod1980 · 24/05/2026 00:28

Eh-Lee-ass

From a Greek friend whose name it is

aurpod1980 · 24/05/2026 00:28

Eh-Lee-ass

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