Elian

Elian is most commonly understood as a Spanish and Catalan elaboration of Elías, the Spanish form of the Hebrew name Eliyahu, meaning God is my Lord or my God is Yahweh. It may also be connected to the Latin family name Aelianus, derived from the Roman gens Aelia, itself linked to the Greek word for sun. The name gained particular international attention in 2000 through the widely covered story of Elián González, the Cuban boy at the center of a custody dispute. Related forms include Elias, Elijah, and Aelius.