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Elijah

Masculine
Origin: Hebrew Syllables: 3 Length: 6 letters

Meaning & Etymology

"The Lord is My God"

Phonetic Key (Double Metaphone): ALJ / ALH
Used for sound-alike matching

Linguistic Connections

Spelling & Dialect Variants

1 related
Aalijah (Hebrew)

Cross-Cultural Cognates

17 cognates
Alijah (American) Elia (Italian) Elias (English) Elie (French) Eliot (English) Eljah (American) Ellecia (English) Ellice (English) Elliot (English) Elliott (English) Ellis (English) Ellisha (English) Ellyce (English) Elya (Slavic) Elyce (English) Iliya (Bulgarian) Illias (Greek)

Sound-Alike Names

Phonetically similar names sharing the "ALJ" sound key and 3 syllables

Elija

Masculine Spanish given name

My God is Jehovah. Variant of Hebrew Elijah.

Alayja

Feminine American given name

Alijah

Masculine American given name

The Lord is my God

Alijha

Masculine American given name

Follower of Christ

Eligia

Feminine Spanish given name

Chosen One

Eligio

Masculine Spanish given name

Chosen One

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