Elisha

Elisha \e-lis-ha, el-i-sha\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Elisha is also used, but less often, as a girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is in English as ihLAY-SHah or iyLAY-SHah ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Elisha: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Elisha?

Elisha is used predominantly in the English and Hebrew languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning God is salvation. Biblical name derived from the elements 'el' meaning God, powerful ; 'sha' meaning to help, to deliver. Eliseus (Latin) and Elishua (Hebrew) are original forms of Elisha. The name was borne by Elisha, the disciple and successor of Elijah in the Bible. It was consequently adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. See name Elisha origin for more info. The name Elisha is widely used; it has 26 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English include Elisee name popularity, short names for Elish, Elishah name variations, nicknames for Elisher, baby name Elishia, Elishua meaning of name, name Elisio, Eliso definition, Elizeo meaning, name Ellisha meaning, Ellsha meaning of name, nicknames for Elsha, baby name Elysee, short names for Elyseo, Elysha pronounciation, Elyshah name, Elysher pronounciation, Elysio meaning and origin, Elyso meaning, and Lisha name variations. The short form baby name Eli (also used in Hebrew) is another English variant. baby name Elisa (German), Elischa name variations (German), name Eliseo meaning (Italian and Spanish), and meaning of Yelisei (Russian) are foreign variants of Elisha. Another foreign form is the variant spelling what does the name Eleisha mean (Hebrew). Elisha is a fairly popular baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.023% of baby boys were given the name Elisha. Its ranking then was #363. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is of irregular use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.018% and its ranking #657. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Elisha, short names for Eli was the most popular. In 2010, its use outnumbered Elisha's by 18 times. There were times from 1970 to 1996 that the name Elisha was given more often to girls, but it is more popular as a baby boy name today. In 1998, 10% more baby boys than girls were given the name Elisha.

A famous person named Elisha is Elisha Graves Otis, Inventor, born 3 August 1811 - 8 April 1861, Halifax, Vermont.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Elisha:

name Eelusha meaning (Russian), Elijah definition (English and Hebrew), name Ilias origin (Greek), what does the name Eelis mean (Finnish), Ilyas name variations (Arabic, Greek, and Turkish), and meaning of Illés (Hungarian).

The baby name Elisha fun facts:

The name Elisha in reverse order is "Ahsile".

The numerological value of the name Elisha is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Elisha?

Elisha is in the top names in USA.