My name is Ilya and I am Iranian! I do not know exactly how this name came from Russian to Persian, but it is a very pleasant and completely masculine name.
― Anonymous User 1/11/2021
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Ilya is an awesome name. I have a brother, he isn't Russian but can speak Russian.
― Anonymous User 10/1/2019
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I absolutely love this name and its diminutive Ilyusha. Granted, as a native English speaker, it does sound somewhat feminine to me but I also don't see why that has to be a problem. And as a native speaker, my opinion on its feminity doesn't really matter to Russian speakers. It's a simple yet gorgeous name and feels very elegant to me.
Also Belarusian, spelled Ілья. You'll find numerous bearers on social media. [noted -ed]
― Anonymous User 8/8/2019
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Ilya Kovalchuk - NHL'er originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers (now the Winnipeg Jets), currently playing for the LA Kings. Was involved (driver) in a high speed car accident that killed teammate Dan Snider in Buckhead, GA while playing for Atlanta.
How immature are you that you judge names from other cultures by the standard of your own, and say "Oh this name is totally feminine"? Even when some of you have admitted that names like Joshua aren't feminine despite also ending in -a. Not everyone in the world has English as a first language, or even speaks English, so get over yourself.
― Anonymous User 11/14/2017
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Ilya Kuryakin was David McCallum's character in the TV series The Man from UNCLE.
So pretty. It's totally not feminine. Nobody considers names such as Joshua feminine so don't consider this feminine either. It's a pretty name that I'm surprised hasn't caught on over here yet.
― Anonymous User 7/12/2015
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Ilya Yefimovich Repin was a famous Russian artist known particularly for his painting "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan".
I think this name is lovely, and it seems to be particularly agender in my opinion. It has a very elegant, light sound much like many other forms of Elijah.
― Anonymous User 3/26/2015
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I don't see this name as remotely masculine and it's not because it ends with an 'a.' I'm more than fine with joshua, ezra and luca and misha being male names. I greatly see Ilya as feminine. I prefer it for a female.
― Anonymous User 8/30/2014
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Ilya Nikolayevich Bryzgalov is a Russian born hockey player who now plays in the United States for the Philadelphia Flyers where he is their goalie.