Elias
Elias means My God is Yahweh, Kerala Christian name.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Malayalam |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | E |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “My God is Yahweh, Kerala Christian name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Elijah — From Hebrew Eliyahu, literally 'Yahweh is my god'
- Mariam — Meanings families give: Pious, devout; Beloved, bitter sea, Kerala Christian
- Jincy — God is gracious, popular Kerala Christian name
- Thresia — Reaper, Saint Theresa, Kerala Christian
- Lissy — Consecrated to God, Kerala Christian
- Jessy — God is gracious, Kerala Christian pet name
More boys' names of Malayalam origin
- Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
- Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
- Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
- Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
- Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
- Unnikrishnan — Meanings families give: Young Krishna; Baby Krishna, infant form of the divine
Where this comes from
Elias has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.