Elia

American  

[ee-lee-uh] / ˈi li ə /

noun

1. the pen name of Charles Lamb.

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Elia ¹ British  

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. Modern Greek name: Ilía.  a department of SW Greece, in the W Peloponnese: in ancient times most of the region formed the state of Elis. Pop: 183 521 (2001). Area: 2681 sq km (1035 sq miles)

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Elia ² British  

/ ˈiːlɪə /

noun

1. the pen name of (Charles) Lamb

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Example Sentences

He was looking for a version of the script free of the influence of the play’s first director, Elia Kazan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Elia Ferracuti is an associate professor of accounting and Rahul Vashishtha is a professor of accounting at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“At the end of the day,” CrowdStrike Chief Technology Officer Elia Zaitsev said, closed models are “general purpose and very effective, but they are not customizable to specific use cases or niche domains.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Former England striker Vardy, who set up Dennis Johnsen's early opener, took his Italian tally to five in the 29th minute when he forced a low drive under Cagliari goalkeeper Elia Caprile.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

ForAerys and his queen, for Elia of Dome and her little daughter, for every true man and honest woman in the Seven Kingdoms.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin