Iliyan
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| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian and Bulgarian |
| Meaning | "My god is Yahu/Jah"[1] (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."[1] It comes from the Byzantine Greek pronunciation of the vocative (Ilía) of the Greek Elias (Ηλίας, Ilías).
