What does the name Elias mean?

Elias means "My God is Yahweh, Kerala Christian name". It is a boy's name of Malayalam origin.

Elias

Elias means My God is Yahweh, Kerala Christian name.

Gender	boy
Origin	Malayalam
Language	Malayalam
Starts with	E

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “My God is Yahweh, Kerala Christian name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Elijah — From Hebrew Eliyahu, literally 'Yahweh is my god'
Mariam — Beloved, bitter sea, Kerala Christian
Jincy — God is gracious, popular Kerala Christian name
Thresia — Reaper, Saint Theresa, Kerala Christian
Lissy — Consecrated to God, Kerala Christian
Jessy — God is gracious, Kerala Christian pet name

More boys' names of Malayalam origin

Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
Sreejith — Victorious

Where this comes from

Elias has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.