Elias - e-LY-us, EE-LY-us or something else?

[Sunnysummer]

One of my best friends just named her baby Elias, and told me this over the phone... But I was so excited that I didn't pay enough attention to the pronunciation, and now feel terrible about asking again, especially as his godmother to be!o

Can you help? All I remember is that it is NOT the European way (e-LEE-oos) that DH and I know...

i would say it as el-eye-us. i think.

eh-LIE-us

Crikey I was going to say Eh-LIE-as.

Eh-LYE-us

Eh-lie-us

Eh-lie-us

I don't think I've ever heard this name spoken aloud. I would say ELL-ee-uhss

Another vote for el-eye-us

I know only one in RL and he says it EL-ee-uss.

Eh-LIE/LY-us wins, I think, and sounds lovely too. Will risk it when I speak next.

Thank you for helping, and for making me feel less silly about being confused!

Eh-lee-us - love it.

Sounds too much like Liar to me, so I'm surprised that seems to be the favoured pronunciation.