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Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Russian Илья́ (Ilʹjá).
Proper noun
Iļja m
- A transliteration of the Russian male given name Илья́ (Ilʹjá), equivalent to Elijah.
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Iļja was the only given name of 3024 persons in Latvia on January 1st 2011, including Russian speakers.