# Elijah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/ · frequency rank #14,113

## Definitions
1. An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.

## Etymology
From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

## Easily confused with
- **Eliza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elijah-vs-eliza)
- **Elisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elijah-vs-elisa)
- **Elias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elias-vs-elijah)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eiljah`, `eliajh`, `elijahh`, `elijha`, `elijjah`, `eljiah`, `ellijah`, `leijah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elijah