# Ilya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,927

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Russian.
2. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Илья́ (Ilʹjá).
3. A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Ілья́ (Ilʹjá)

## Etymology
From Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá). Doublet of Elijah.

## Easily confused with
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-ira)
- **ivy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-ivy)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-isa)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-ipa)
- **Ima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-ima)
- **Iowa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-iowa)
- **issa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-issa)
- **Isla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-isla)
- **Imma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-imma)
- **Irma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-irma)
- **Inca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-inca)
- **iota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-iota)
- **Iona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-iona)
- **inga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-inga)
- **inna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-inna)
- **isha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ilya-vs-isha)
- **IA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ia-vs-ilya)
- **ill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ill-vs-ilya)
- **icy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icy-vs-ilya)
- **Ida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ida-vs-ilya)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ilay`, `illya`, `ilyya`, `iyla`, `liya`

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