Elliyah is a feminine-style form related to Elijah, from Hebrew, meaning my God is Yahweh.
Elliyah is a variant spelling of Elijah — or Eliyah in its Hebrew form — one of the most dramatically charged names in the entire biblical canon. The name means 'my God is Yahweh' or 'Yahweh is my God,' constructed from the Hebrew 'El' (God) and 'Yah,' the shortened form of the divine name. The prophet Elijah stands among the most electrifying figures of the Hebrew Bible: he called down fire from heaven, fled into the wilderness, was fed by ravens, and was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire without ever dying — a feat shared in all of scripture only with Enoch.
Across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions (where he appears as Ilyas), Elijah has been an enduring figure of miraculous power, prophetic courage, and spiritual longing. His expected return before the Day of Judgment gives his name an eschatological weight few names can match. In the Passover seder, a cup of wine is poured for Elijah; the door is opened to welcome him.
He is the guest who is always expected. The spelling 'Elliyah' feminizes and modernizes this ancient name without stripping its sacred resonance. It sits in a rich contemporary tradition of biblical names adapted for girls — Eliana, Aaliyah, Alijah — where the '-iyah' ending carries a soft, melodic Semitic sound increasingly beloved by English-speaking parents. Elliyah manages the rare trick of sounding both rootedly ancient and entirely fresh, a name you might find in the Old Testament and on a playground in the same generation.