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Elya
What can you tell me about this name? Just anything you know. As for gender, I've seen it used on guys, but it seems to be more commonly a female name.______________________________"....A simple I love you means more than money...."- Frank Sinatra

This message was edited 9/13/2008, 10:57 PM

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ELYA is a Yiddish form of the Hebrew ELIYAHU, meaning THE LORD IS MY GOD.
ELIJAH is an anglicized version of ELIYAHU.
http://www.hebrewletters.com/item.cfm?itemid=3835
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