Elias - How do British pronounce it?

[SantaClausss]

It’s natural to me, as I read it, to pronounce it as Eee - lee - as.

Is it the way it is pronounced in the Uk?

Eh - lee- us

i-lie-ass. I would use a soft i at the start as per indigo, and a soft double s at the end as per carcass

Eh-lie-as

I would say ih-LIE-uhs in English. Traditionally in the English language the letter "I" in Biblical names is often pronounced like "eye" e.g. Elijah, Jeremiah, Levi.
It's eh-LEE-as in many other languages though.

El-lie-us, which is the standard English pronunciation

When it was less well known I think you’d have got people saying it as El-ee-ass - but less likely now (unless you are Muslim, judging by comments above)

I know a little boy with this name and it's el-eye-us

It's not just Muslim languages that say Eh LEE as, but most European languages too.

@Purplemagnolias , muslim languages say it as ILLy-as, not El-LEE-as

Not in my experience. I suspect it varies, partly due to having different speech sounds in Arabic and related languages.

There is a separate name Ilyas which I have also come across - Turkish apparently.

It's actually a fascinating name, as it has so many different versions and has been used by many cultures. It is thought to be Greek in origin, but has been used by Christians & Muslims from a huge range of countries.

@Anothernameanother , Ilyas is the arabic for Elias.
I know several of different ages and of different heritages.
Ilyas is a transcription of الیاس, and Arabic has no E equivalent. Ilias and Elias are transcriptions.
If they choose to say it as El-ee-as, then that's up to them.

Eh-lee-as for me