Talk:Ilya

Errors
There are factual errors in the article.

1. Since the name supposedly came through translations of religious documents originally written in Greek, it is a "borrowed" name, i.e. not of Slavic origin. Therefore, it does not have any meaning in Russian or any other Slavic languages. A good description of the name's etymology is given in Elijah

2. The name is common in many (most?) Slavic languages, and it did not come through the Russian language; therefore, it is incorrect to call it a Russian language form of Elija —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.232.108.116 (talk) 18:19, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

What the .... ?
The list is incomplete! Ilia from Twilight Princess is not included, and I think there was a character with that name as well in a certain animated series. --190.37.164.103 (talk) 19:49, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


 * This list doesn't serve as a mass collective of people/fictional characters with the same name; the names given are of people of note with the name "Ilya" and its variants. Furthermore, Ilya and Ilia possibly have different roots (despite similarities in spelling and pronunciation).  Additionally, Ilia from Twilight Princess is a fictional character, so there are probably other associations unrelated to the name Ilya in the article.  As for Illyasviel von Einzbern, her nickname "Ilya" is derivative on an entirely different name, which is why she isn't included at all.  The name outlined on this page is the male name derived from "Eliyahu".  24.84.218.226 (talk) 06:24, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

How come the pianist Ilya Yakushev isn't mentioned?? --79.182.212.131 (talk) 14:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Because we don't have an article about him. You are welcome to start one and then link to it from this list, however.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); March 28, 2013; 20:36 (UTC)

Stress
The text says that the stress is on the second syllable. But which one is that? Ilja looks like a two-syllable name, and Iliya looks like a three-syllable name, and I don't know how many syllables Ilya has. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.218.130.41 (talk) 13:34, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Assuming you are interested in Russian pronunciation, "Ilya" has two syllables, the second of which is stressed (Илья́). Can't help you with Hebrew, but in English I've heard it stressed both ways. Hope this helps.—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); March 12, 2012; 13:39 (UTC)

Request
Apparently the name "Ilya" also means "branch" in some East African languages. Could someone pursue this and amend the article? Thanks. - KP 198.245.112.110 (talk) 17:55, 13 October 2014 (UTC)