Elia
# Elia

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

### First name

* Elia Abu Madi, (1890–1957), Lebanese poet
* Elia Barceló (born 1957), Spanish writer
* Elia Goode Byington (1858–1936), American journalist
* 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
* 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 (born 1937), 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, a historical and alternative name for the Jane and Finch neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada
* Elia, Kyrenia, Cyprus
* Elia, Nicosia, Cyprus
* Elia, Mykonos, Greece

## 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
