Elia is a name which may be a variant of the names Elias, Elijah, Eli or Eliahu, and may refer to:

People

  • Aelia (gens) or Elia, a gens of Ancient Rome

Mononymic

  • Elia or Elijah, a biblical prophet
  • Elia, a pen-name of Charles Lamb

Given name

  • Elia Abu Madi, (1890–1957), Lebanese poet
  • Elia Barceló (born 1957), Spanish writer
  • Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936), American journalist
  • Elia Canales (born 2001), Spanish archer
  • Elia Cmíral (born 1950), Czech film composer
  • Elia Dalla Costa (1872–1961), Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Florence
  • Elia del Medigo (1458–1493), Greek rabbi
  • Elia Favilli (born 1989), Italian cyclist
  • Elia Frosio (1913–2005), Italian cyclist
  • Elia Galera (born 1973), Spanish actress
  • Elia Kaiyamo (born 1951), Namibian politician
  • Elia Kazan (1909–2003), American director and producer
  • Elia Legati (born 1986), Italian football player
  • Elia Levita (1469–1549), German Hebrew scholar
  • Elia Liut (1894–1952), Italian aviator
  • Elia Luini (born 1979), Italian rower
  • Elia Millosevich (1848–1919), Italian astronomer
  • Elia W. Peattie (1862–1935), American journalist
  • Elia Peraizza (died 1685), Venetian military leader
  • Elia Ravelomanantsoa (born 1960), Malagasy politician
  • Elia Rigotto (born 1982), Italian cyclist
  • Elia Soriano (born 1989), German football player
  • Elia Suleiman (born 1960), Palestinian director
  • Elia Viviani (born 1989), Italian cyclist
  • Elia Zenghelis (born 1937), Greek architect

Surname

  • Alessandro Elia (born 1990), Italian footballer
  • Angelo Elia (born 1957), Swiss footballer
  • Antonella Elia (born 1963), Italian actress
  • Bruce Elia (born 1953), American football player
  • Eljero Elia (born 1987), Dutch footballer
  • Jon Elia (1931–2002), Pakistani poet
  • Lee Elia (1937–2025), American baseball player and coach
  • Leopoldo Elia (1925–2008), Italian politician
  • Meschak Elia (born 1997), Congolese footballer
  • Sapphire Elia (born 1987), British actress

Places

  • Elia, Kyrenia, Cyprus
  • Elia, Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Elia, Mykonos, Greece
  • Elia (Nikiti), Sithonia, Greece
  • Elia Island, river island in Guinea-Bissau
  • Elia, a historical and alternative name for the Jane and Finch neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada

Other uses

  • European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA), an organization of art schools
  • Elia (sculpture), a prominent public artwork in Denmark
  • Elia System Operator, an electric power transmission system operator of Belgium
  • Olive Tree (Greece), a political movement
  • European Language Industry Association (ELIA); see language industry
  • Elia (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Clausiliidae

See also

  • Sant'Elia (disambiguation)
  • Monte Sant'Elia (disambiguation)
  • Eli (name)
  • Elie (disambiguation)
  • Elijah (disambiguation)
  • Elijah (prophet)
  • Elias, the Greek equivalent of Elijah
  • Elias (disambiguation)
  • Elis or Ilia, a historic region of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece
  • Essays of Elia, a collection of essays written by Charles Lamb
  • Ilia (disambiguation)
  • Ilya (disambiguation)