Elijah comes from Hebrew and is traditionally translated as "my God is Yahweh," a name carried by a prophet known for uncompromising conviction. It's commonly read as suggesting devotion held firmly rather than loosely -- a name associated with steadiness of belief more than outward display.
If the ascendant sign is not from the same nature of the request or the requester, the invocation would be meaningless and; the requester bewares! - Picatrix (Andalusia, ~1000.AD)