Last name ILYAS: origin and meaning

Ilyas : 1: Muslim (mainly Pakistan): from the personal name Ilyās the name of a prophet in Islam an Arabic equivalent to the Biblical name Elias ‘Elijah’.2: Assyrian/Chaldean: from an Arabized form of the personal name Elīyā Elia or Elias ‘Elijah’.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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