Meaning & Origin
Eliyahu is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, the original Hebrew form of Elijah, meaning 'my God is Yahweh' — composed of El (God), i (my), and Yahu (a form of YHWH, the divine name). It is the authentic biblical Hebrew spelling.
Elijah is one of the most dramatic prophets in the Hebrew Bible — the one who called down fire from heaven, fled into the desert, and was taken up to God in a chariot of fire. Eliyahu preserves the original Hebrew form used by Jewish communities worldwide, maintaining the purest connection to the prophetic tradition.