Does UK pronounciation of Elias definitely rhyme with Tobias

[Ruthshaw1980]

Dear all

Following on from last week’s poll regarding boys name, it appears that DH may (and surprisingly) be favouring Elias as his preferred choice. Without getting too excited since this is also my favourite of the names polled, I would just like to check the English pronunciation of Elias. I understand on the continent they would say el-EEE-us whereas the English pronounciation is e-LIE-us, therefore rhyming with Tobias. Is this correct?? Oh and before anyone asks, yes Tobias itself is a lovely name but off limits as taken by Nephew

Am Welsh and would say El-ey-as.

I would say it to rhyme with Tobias - I’m a native English speaker

Ell-eye-us. There used to be a very annoying Cbeebies series called Elias and that's how they said/sang it.

I would say el-ee-as

Well to me it sounds like e-lee-us so not rhyming with Tobias which I’d pronounce T-ow-by-us

I would say el-eye-as

I would pronounce Eliasti rhyme with Tobias, yes. Native English speaker.

Yes I would say El-eye-as to rhyme with Tobias. I’m in the south east

el-eye-uss
Toe-by-uss

so yes, same sound in English.

I’ve met three kids called Elias/Elyas all of whom pronounced it Ellie-us (where us rhymes with puss not bus, and the stress is on the first syllable. ELL ee yus). I’ve never heard Ee-Lie-Us or Ee-Lay-Us.

Obvs, my previous message should say “Elias to”, not “Eliasti”.

I know one who pronounces it Ell-ly-as, and this is how I would pronounce it.. But every time I see it written down I have to stop myself saying eeee-lee-as.

Those who think it rhymes. How are you pronouncing Tobias then?
I pronounce Tobias as Tow-bias. Is that incorrect?
Or is it that you’re pronouncing the other name as E-lye-as?

Ee lie ass
Is how I'd pronounce it.

El-EYE-as.
Welsh say it as El-EE-as (or it will sound more like Lee-ass or El-EY-as).
Ilias is pronounced ILL-y-as

I’m pronouncing Elias like I’d pronounce Ellis but with the extra vowel

Sorry, I meant Eel-EYE-as.
Ilias is the arabic version.

I’d say Ellie-yus, so like Elliot but with an s instead of a t at the end.

Yes it does rhyme with Tobias well the wY I pronounce it does as I say it Ee-lie-as and Toe-bi-as. It's still different enough to be used among cousins though.

Definitely E-lye-us - it’s the Greek form of Elijah so the first two syllables are the same as in Elijah and just the ending that’s different.

I’d say them the same.

I would say they rhyme either way - I would personally say El-EE-as and To-BEE-as, but more traditional English pronunciation for both would be Ill-LIE-us and Toe-BYE-us.

This is top of my list for a boys name!

I would pronounce it El-ee-as

Pronounced as El-EYE-as. As someone said, it's like Elijah. So, yes, it rhymes with Tobias. Definitely not El-ee-as.

But if he’s Toby it’s not a problem, or if yours will be Eli.