Elia

American  

[ee-lee-uh] / ˈi li ə /

noun

1. the pen name of Charles Lamb.

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Elia ¹ British  

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Ilía.  a department of SW Greece, in the W Peloponnese: in ancient times most of the region formed the state of Elis. Pop: 183 521 (2001). Area: 2681 sq km (1035 sq miles)

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Elia ² British  

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. the pen name of (Charles) Lamb

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Example Sentences

Elia Ferracuti is an associate professor of accounting and Rahul Vashishtha is a professor of accounting at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“At the end of the day,” CrowdStrike Chief Technology Officer Elia Zaitsev said, closed models are “general purpose and very effective, but they are not customizable to specific use cases or niche domains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

So in 1999, Elia Kazan was given a lifetime achievement award.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Adrien Rabiot set up Leao who fired past Elia Caprile after 50 minutes in Sardinia.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Mrs. Elia Hurd looked at Turner, her head a little to one side, her old eyes as pale as her shawl.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt