Baby name

RISING BOY · HEBREW-BULGARIAN
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Ilian

/il · ee · AHN/


“My God is Yahweh”

Bulgarian masculine name, a form of Iliya, the Slavic version of Elijah, from Hebrew 'Eliyahu' meaning my God is Yahweh.

ili

gentle

How it ages.

Feels fresh in Spain and Latin America where it has spread from Bulgarian communities.

The cultural moment.

Used in Bulgaria for decades; gaining traction in Spain since the 2010s.