Ilja name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: Russian, Slavic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: i-lja

Meaning: My God is Yahweh and God is My Salvation

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What does Ilja mean?

Ilja came from Hebrew is particulary used in Russian, Finnish, Danish, Slavic, Norwegian and Swedish and is aimed at both boys and girls, meaning of Ilja is "My God is Yahweh or God is My Salvation".

Ilja is form of admired Ilia. Ilia is variant form of perpetual and biblical Elijah. Also Ilia is form of biblical and famed Iliana. Ilia is short of names ending in "Ilia".

Ilia is form of Elia in Greenlandic language. Ilia's origin is Hebrew and Latin, meaning of Ilia is "Flanks". Also Ilja is form of Elias in Russian language. Also Ilja is form of Elijah in Russian language.

Also Ilja is form of Ilias in Russian and Nordic languages. It is celebrated on July 20th.

How do I pronounce Ilja?

The two syllabled name Ilja is pronounced, i-lja. The name can also be pronounced as il-ja.

Variants of Ilja

Eliyahu, Ilia, Elijah, Iliana, Elia, Ilea, Elias, Ilias, Eelis, Eliot, Elian, Elijahjames, Helge, Alias, Ellice, Ellis, Iliyas

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How popular is the name Ilja?

Ilja is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales still in use today. In Switzerland, it is relatively new, first appeared in 2000. It had a short run of 5 years on Belgium boy names chart.

Ilja is a common name in Netherlands, Germany and Estonia while somewhat familiar name in Latvia, Czech Republic, Russia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Uzbekistan, Sweden, Suriname and England. As per our evaluation, over 10000 people has been named Ilja globally.

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Ilja in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	651	187	1401	176
	1097	131	31	0
	122	60	19	19
	60	66	11	28
	32	0	11	0

What numbers say about Ilja?

You are smart but prefer to play dumb to get things. You are hard to figure. You lack adventure. Competing with people won't bring you much but, compete with yourself will make you better than you were yesterday. Nothing can change your mind about something if you truly believe you are the one that's right. You are trustworthy and hate liars who obsess over material things. You need to acquire personal independence and hit the road of success.

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Famous people named Ilja

Ilja Hurník, Czech composer and essayist
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Dutch poet, novelist
Ilja Glebov, Estonian former competitive pair skater
Actor Ilja Dubrowski, known for movie Die Teufelsanbeter
Ilja Racek portrayed leading character of Julius Fucík in 1962 drama, war movie Reportáz psaná na oprátce.
Ilja Richter, from 1970 comedy, musical movie Musik, Musik - da wackelt die Penne, who characterized the Roman.

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