Elias m. Hebrew היולא 'Yahweh is God'. The most common medieval forms were influenced by Latin (H)elias, deriving from the Greek form Ἠλίας.

England

Latin

● 1194 Elias (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 5, Elie (gen) ibid. p. 7, Helia (nom) ibid. p. 3, Helie (gen) ibid. p. 7; 1279–80 Elias (nom) WaHR-SK p. 67, Elyas (nom) ibid. p. 68; 1300 Elyas (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232, Elye (gen) ibid. p. 240; 1302 Elyas (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 4; 1381 Elia (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 90, Eliam (acc) ibid. p. 109, Elias (nom) ibid. p. 131

English

● 1529 Elys PP-HenV p. 8; 1551 Ellis StAnthonlin p. 8; 1562 Elyes DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1567 Elias StAnthonlin p. 19; 1579 Ellis DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1581 Ellis DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1583 Ellis ibid. p. 9, bruton-vol1 p. 8; 1587 Ellis DEmar-vol2 p. 14; 1590 Ellis ibid. p. 21; 1598 Ellis ibid. p. 39; 1599 Ellis ibid. p. 40, Elys bruton-vol1 p. 57

France

Latin

● 1047 Helie (gen) CartNDSaintes I; 1060 Helie (gen) ibid. XIX; 1067 Helie (gen) ibid. XII; 1067x1074 Helia (abl) ibid. XIII, Helias (nom) ibid. XIII, Helie (dat) ibid. XIII; 1067x1086 Helie (gen) ibid. XIV; 1079x1081 Helia (abl) ibid. XXI, Helias (nom) ibid. XXI; 1131 Helia (abl) ibid. XXII, Helias (nom) ibid. XXIII, Helie (gen) ibid. XXIII; 1135 Helia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1147 Helia (abl) ibid. 17; 1164 Elia (abl) ibid. 121; 1273 Helia (abl) RegToul-13thC p. 40; 1378 Helias (nom) hanquetvol1 837, Helie (gen) ibid. 575, Hellie (dat) ibid. 889

◑ 1378 Hellino (dat) hanquetvol1 1179

Old French

● 1296 Elyes paris1296 p. 61; 1313 Elye Paris1313 p. 67, Helyes ibid. p. 42

◑ 1313 Elyot Paris1313 p. 10

Middle French

● 1368 Heliés beauchet-vol1 p. 14; 1421 Helie favier 288

◑ 1392 Eliot MemBret-II col. 615; 1418 Eliot HGParis p. 376, Heliot ibid. p. 380; 1421 Elyot favier p. 158, Helyot ibid. 513; 1438 Heliot ibid. 514

Germany

Latin

● 1173 Helijas (nom) quix-vol1 99; 1219 Helias (nom) hennes-vol1 41

Scotland

Latin

● a1199 Helya (abl) CartNBer 2; 1214–1226 Elia (abl) morton-vol1 1