إِلْيَان
Ilyan: meaning of the name
Boy Other origin Ilyan
Modern French name of uncertain origin, linked to Ilyas and Elian
Meaning of the name Ilyan
Ilyan is a boys’ name that appeared in France in the 2000s and became very popular, especially in Muslim families. Its origin is not established: it is linked to Ilyas (the prophet Elijah), to Elian (from Latin Aelianus) or to Bulgarian Iliyan. The meaning “soft, gentle” sometimes given, through Arabic lin, rests on no Arabic word Ilyan.
- In Arabic
- إِلْيَان إليان
- Transliteration
- Ilyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Other
Is Ilyan in the Quran?
No: the name Ilyan does not appear in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Ilyan in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Ilyan in each language
- French
- Ilyan, Iliane, Ilian, Ilyane
- English
- Ilyan, Ilian
- Spanish
- Ilyan
- Turkish
- İlyan
- Arabic
- إِلْيَان