Elijah (given name)
Elijah (/ɪˈlaɪdʒə/ il-EYE-jə; Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, Eliyahu, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH") is a masculine given name after the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible.
Notable people with the given name "Elijah" include
A
- Elijah Abel (1808–1884), American religious figure
- Elijah Abina (born 1935), Nigerian pastor
- Elijah Amoo Addo (born 1990), Ghanaian chef
- Elijah Adebayo (born 1998), English footballer
- Elijah Adekugbe (born 1996), English footballer
- Elijah Adlow (1896–1982), American politician
- Elijah Omolo Agar, Kenyan politician
- Elijah Alejo (born 2004), Filipino actress
- Elijah Malok Aleng (1937–2014), South Sudanese politician
- Elijah Alfandari, Turkish rabbi
- Elijah Alick (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
- Elijah Allan-Blitz (born 1987), American actor
- Elijah Blue Allman (born 1976), American singer
- Elijah Allsopp (1877–1958), English footballer
- Elijah Anderson (born 1943), American sociologist
- Elijah Anderson (rugby league) (born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer
- Elijah Ari (born 1987), Ghanaian-Kyrgyz footballer
- Elijah Ateka (born 1972), Kenyan professor
- Elijah Ayolabi, Nigerian geophysicist
B
- Elijah Babbitt (1795–1887), American politician
- Elijah W. Bacon (1836–1864), American soldier
- Elijah Baker (born 1991), English actor
- Elijah Baldwin, American politician
- Elijah Barayi (1930–1994), South African trade unionist
- Elijah Porter Barrows (1807–1888), American clergyman
- Elijah Bashyazi (1420–1490), Turkish mathematician
- Elijah Behnke (born 1983), American politician
- Elijah Benamozegh (1823–1900), Italian rabbi
- Elijah Bentley, Canadian minister
- Elijah Benton (born 1996), American football player
- Elijah Boardman (1760–1823), American politician
- Elijah Boothe, American actor
- Elijah Coleman Bridgman (1801–1861), American missionary
- Elijah A. Briggs (1843–1922), American soldier
- Elijah Brigham (1751–1816), American politician
- Elijah Bristow (1788–1872), American settler
- Elijah V. Brookshire (1856–1936), American politician
- Elijah Brown, Canadian dancer
- Elijah Brush (1773–1813), American lawyer and politician
- Elijah Bryant (born 1995), American basketball player
- Elijah Burke (born 1978), American wrestler
C
- Elijah Cadman (1843–1927), American religious figure
- Elijah Campbell (born 1995), American football player
- Elijah Canlas (born 2000), Filipino actor
- Elijah Capsali (1485–1550), Turkish mathematician
- Elijah Carey (1876–1916), New Zealand trade unionist
- Elijah Carrington (1914–1998), English cricketer
- Elijah ben Joseph Chabillo, Spanish philosopher
- Elijah Webb Chastain (1813–1874), American politician
- Elijah Childs (born 1999), American basketball player
- Elijah Churchill (1755–1841), American general
- Elijah Clarance (born 1998), Swedish basketball player
- Elijah Clarke (1742–1799), American military officer
- Elijah Clarke (fighter), American kickboxer
- Elijah Cobb (1769–1848), American captain
- Elijah Combs (1770–1855), American politician
- Elijah Connor (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
- Elijah Cook (1835–??), American slave
- Elijah Fox Cook (1805–1886), American politician
- Elijah Corlet (1610–1687), English schoolmaster
- Elijah Albert Cox (1876–1955), British painter
- Elijah Craig (1738–1808), American preacher
- Elijah Crane (1754–1834), American farmer
- Elijah Cresswell (1889–1931), Scottish footballer
- Elijah Cummings (1951–2019), American politician
D
- Elijah Daniel (born 1994), American comedian
- Elijah Dart (1880–1954), English footballer
- Elijah L. Daughtridge (1863–1921), American politician
- Elijah Dixon (1790–1876), English businessman
- Elijah Dixon-Bonner (born 2001), English footballer
- Elijah Dukes (born 1984), American baseball player
E
- Elijah Easton (1815–1905), American farmer
- Elijah Erkloo, Canadian politician
F
- Elijah Fenton (1683–1730), English poet
- Elijah Fields (born 1988), American football player
- Elijah Fisher (born 2004), Canadian basketball player
- Elijah Fletcher (1789–1858), American businessman
G
- Elijah Gates (1827–1915), American politician
- Elijah ben Moses Gershon Zahalon, Polish mathematician
- Elijah M. K. Glenn (1807–1870), American politician
- Elijah S. Grammer (1868–1936), American businessman and politician
H
- Elijah Haahr (born 1982), American politician
- Elijah Haines (1822–1889), American politician
- Elijah Hall (athlete) (born 1994), American sprinter
- Elijah Hallam (1848–1922), British miner
- Elijah Hamlin (1800–1872), American politician
- Elijah Harper (1949–2013), Canadian politician
- Elijah Carson Hart (1857–1929), American attorney
- Elijah Hayward (1786–1864), American lawyer
- Elijah ben Menahem HaZaken (980–1060), French poet
- Elijah Hedding (1780–1852), American bishop
- Elijah Hicks (born 1999), American football player
- Elijah Hirsh (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player
- Elijah Hise (1802–1867), American diplomat
- Elijah Holyfield (born 1998), American football player
- Elijah Hood (born 1996), American football player
- Elijah Hoole (1798–1872), English missionary
- Elijah Hoole (architect) (1837–1912), English architect
- Elijah Horowitz-Winograd (1842–1878), Polish-Belarusian rabbi
- Elijah Embree Hoss (1849–1919), American bishop
- Elijah Howarth (1858–1938), English curator
- Elijah Hughes (born 1998), American basketball player
- Elijah Baldwin Huntington (1816–1877), American minister
- Elijah C. Hutchinson (1855–1932), American politician
I
- Elijah Iles (1796–1883), American businessman
- Elijah Isaacs (1730–1799), American farmer
J
- Elijah Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elijah Jones (1882–1943), American baseball player
- Elijah Joy (born 1982), American singer
- Elijah Juckett (1760–1939), American soldier
- Elijah Just (born 2000), New Zealand footballer
K
- Elijah Kelley (born 1986), American actor
- Elijah Kellogg (1813–1901), American minister
- Elijah Kemboi (born 1984), Kenyan runner
- Elijah Kipterege (born 1987), Kenyan runner
L
- Elijah Lagat (born 1966), Kenyan runner
- Elijah Landsofer (??–1702), Czech rabbi
- Elijah Lee (born 1996), American football player
- Elijah Leonard (1814–1891), Canadian businessman
- Elijah B. Lewis (1854–1920), American politician
- Elijah Lidonde, Kenyan footballer
- Elijah Litana (born 1970), Zambian footballer
- Elijah Loans (1555–1636), German rabbi
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy (1802–1837), American religious figure
Elijah Frederik Latras
- Elijah 'Tap Tap' Makhatini (born 1942), South African boxer
- Elijah Manangoi (born 1993), Kenyan runner
- Elijah P. Marrs (1840–1910), American minister
- Elijah Martin (born 1996), American soccer player
- Elijah Martindale (1793–1874), American pioneer
- Elijah Masinde (1910/1912–1987), Kenyan activist
- Elijah McCall (born 1988), American boxer
- Elijah McClain (1996–2019), American social figure
- Elijah McClanahan (1770–1857), American soldier
- Elijah McCoy (1844–1929), Canadian-American inventor
- Elijah M. McGee (1819–1873), American politician
- Elijah McGuire (born 1994), American football player
- Elijah Mdolomba, South African politician
- Elijah Miles (1753–1831), Canadian farmer
- Elijah Miller (1772–1851), American judge
- Elijah Millgram (born 1958), American philosopher
- Elijah H. Mills (1776–1829), American politician
- Elijah Millsap (born 1987), American basketball player
- Elijah Mitchell (born 1998), American football player
- Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian basketball player
- Elijah Mizrachi (1455–1525/1526), Turkish mathematician
- Elijah Molden (born 1999), American football player
- Elijah Montalto (1567–1616), French physician
- Elijah Moore (born 2000), American football player
- Elijah A. Morse (1841–1898), American politician
- Elijah Moshinsky (1946–2021), Australian opera director
- Elijah Moulton (1820–1902), American settler
- Elijah Doro Muala (born 1960), Solomon Islander politician
- Elijah Mudenda (1927–2008), Zambian politician
- Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975), American religious leader
- Elijah Mushemeza (born 1964), Ugandan academic
- Elijah Mwangale (1939–2004), Kenyan politician
- Elijah E. Myers (1832–1909), American architect
N
- Elijah Nevett (born 1944), American football player
- Elijah Ngurare (born 1970), Namibian politician
- Elijah Niko (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Elijah Nkala (born 1964), Zimbabwean sprinter
- Elijah Nkansah (born 1994), American football player
- Elijah Hise Norton (1821–1914), American politician
O
- Elijah Obade (born 1991), American-Lebanese basketball player
- Elijah B. Odom (1859–1924), American physician
- Elijah Akpan Okon (1913–??), Nigerian chief
- Elijah Olaniyi (born 1999), American basketball player
- Elijah Omoloye (born 1990-??), Nigerian athlete
P
- Elijah Paine (1757–1842), American politician
- Elijah Parish (1762–1825), American clergyman
- Elijah Phillips (1809–1832), American settler
- Elijah Phister (1822–1887), American politician
- Elijah Pierce (1892–1984), American wood carver
- Elijah Pierson (1786–1834), American businessman
- Elijah Pitts (1938–1998), American football player and coach
- Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1830–1907), American academic administrator
- Elijah Pyle (1918–2009), English footballer
Q
- Elijah Qualls (born 1995), American football player
R
- Elijah W. Reed (1827–1888), American fisherman
- Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (born 1984), American politician
- Elijah Rhoades (1791–1858), American politician
- Elijah Riley (born 1998), American football player
- Elijah Risley (1787–1870), American politician
- Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson (1820–1879), American settler
- Elijah Frink Rockwell (1809–1888), American minister
- Elijah Round (1882–??), English footballer
S
- Elijah Sandham (1875–1944), English politician
- Elijah Schik (1795–1876), Lithuanian rabbi
- Elijah Sells (1814–1897), American military officer
- Elijah Watt Sells (1858–1924), American accountant
- Elijah Seymour (born 1998), Caymanian footballer
- Elijah Mattison Sharp (1832–1891), American politician
- Elijah Shaw, American bodyguard
- Elijah B. Sherman (1832–1910), American lawyer
- Elijah Siegler, American professor
- Elijah Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elijah Sogomo (born 1954), Kenyan sprinter
- Elijah ben Solomon Abraham ha-Kohen (??–1729), Greek preacher
- Elijah Spencer (1775–1852), American politician
- Elijah Edmund Spencer (1846–1919), Canadian politician
- Elijah Spira (1660–1712), Czech rabbi
- Elijah Steele (1817–1883), American attorney
- Elijah Stephens (1804–1887), American pioneer
- Elijah Stewart (born 1995), American basketball player
- Elijah B. Stoddard (1826–1903), American politician
- Elijah Sullivan (born 1997), American football player
- Elijah K. Sumbeiywo (??–2012), Kenyan politician
T
- Elijah D. Taft (1819–1915), American army officer
- Elijah Tamboo (born 1993), Seychellois footballer
- Elijah Tana (born 1975), Zambian footballer
- Elijah Taylor (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Elijah Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 2001), Australian footballer
- Elijah Thomas (born 1996), American basketball player
- Elijah Thurmon (born 1978), American football player
- Elijah Tillery (born 1957), American boxer
- Elijah B. Torn (born 1979), American musician
U
- Elijah E. Unger (1857–1903), American accountant
V
- Elijah Vance (1801–1871), American politician
W
- Elijah Wadsworth (1747–1817), American military officer
- Elijah Wald (born 1959), American guitarist
- Elijah Walton (1832–1880), British landscapist
- Elijah Ward (1816–1882), American politician
- Elijah Ware (born 1983), Australian rules footballer
- Elijah Waring (1787–1857), English writer
- Elijah Wheatley (1885–1951), British jockey
- Elijah White (1806–1879), American missionary
- Elijah V. White (1832–1907), American general
- Elijah Wilkinson (born 1995), American football player
- Elijah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Elijah Wilson (born 1995), American basketball player
- Elijah Nicholas Wilson (1842–1915), American pioneer
- Elijah Winnington (born 2000), Australian swimmer
- Elijah Wolfson, American writer
- Elijah Wood (born 1981), American actor
- Elijah Woods (politician) (1778–1820), American politician
- Elijah H. Workman (1835–1906), American agriculturalist
- Elijah Wynder (born 2003), American soccer player
Y
- Elijah Lim Teck Yong (born 2001), Singaporean footballer
Fictional characters
- Elijah Baley, a character in the novel series Robot
- Elijah Mundo, a character in the television series CSI: Cyber
See also
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