Save Gender Masculine Usage Ukrainian (Rare), Russian (Archaic) Scripts Єлій(Ukrainian) Елий(Russian) Other Forms FormsYelliy, Heliy Meaning & History From Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun, light". In Ukrainian, it is mostly used as saints' names and is heavily associated with religion not often used on people. It can be used as a translation of Aelius, sharing the meaning.