Gender | male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Persian and Bulgarian |
Meaning | "My god is Yahu/Jah" (Hebrew meaning) |
Other names | |
Related names | Elijah, Ilija, Ilian, Ilya, Iliya, Ilia |
Iliyan (Persian: ایلیان; Bulgarian: Илиян) is a Persian and Bulgarian form of the male Hebrew name Eliyahu (Elijah), meaning "My God is Yahu/Jah." It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías).
People
- Iliyan Stefanov, (Bulgarian: Илиян Стефанов; born 20 September 1998) is a Bulgarian footballer
- Iliyan Mitsanski, (Bulgarian: Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a striker
- Iliyan Boyden, Grandson of Agha Khan IV
See also
References
- ^ J. D. Douglas; F. F. Bruce; J. I. Packer; N. Hillyer; D. Guthrie; A.R. Millard; D. J. Wiseman, eds. (1982). New Bible Dictionary (2nd ed.). Wheaton, IL, US: Tyndale House. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-8423-4667-2.
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