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Elija

ee-LIE-juh

Popularity

#6925

falling

Letters

5

Syllables

3

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

1,154

Peak Year

#56 in 2008

First Recorded

1889

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Strong & Bold

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A variant of Elijah, a Hebrew name meaning "my God is the Lord." It is a powerful biblical name.

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Numerology

3

The Creative

Expressive, joyful, and imaginative. Names vibrating at 3 inspire creativity and optimism.

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Personality Traits

spiritualstrongcharismaticleader

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