Elijah

Elijah is a Hebrew name, derived from the elements El, meaning God, and Yah, a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh, giving the overall sense of my God is Yahweh. In the Hebrew Bible, Elijah is one of the most prominent prophets, known for his fierce defense of monotheism and his miraculous ascent to heaven in a chariot of fire, making the name deeply significant in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition. The Greek and Latin form Elias passed into widespread European use, and the name appears across many languages and cultures in variants such as Eli, Elias, Ilya, and Elia.