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 [ 3 syll. e-lis-ha, el-i-sha ] The girl name Elisha is also used as a boy name, and it is more frequently a boy name. It is pronounced EHLIHSHah KEY. Elisha's language of origin is Germanic, Hebrew, and Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English. From Germanic, Hebrew, and Old Greek roots, its meaning is 'God is salvation'. Biblical name from el which means 'God, powerful' ; sha which means 'to help, to deliver'. The feminine name could also be derived from the combination of Elise and Alicia. See Elisha for more info. In addition, Elisha is a form of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese Alice in the English language. Elisha is also a form of the English Elysia. See also the related forms, the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian Alicia and the German, Dutch, English, French, and Scandinavian Elise. Elisha is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1980 with 0.035% of baby girls being named Elisha. It was #373 in rank then. The baby name has steeply dropped in popularity since then, and is of only irregular use today. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Elisha, the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian Alicia was the most commonly used. Although there were times from 1970 to 1996 that Elisha was more popular with girls, today it is used more commonly as a boy name. In 1998, 10% more boys than girls were given the name Elisha. Baby names that sound like Elisha include the English Ellicia, the English Eleasha, the English Eleisa, the Hawaiian Elika, the Dutch Elisah, the Czech Eliska, the Georgian Eliso, the English Elissa, the English Ellissa, the Italian, Spanish, and Scandinavian Eloisa, the English Elouise, the English Elyssa, the Scottish Aileas, the Hungarian Elek, the name Elese, the English Elga, the English Eliesse, the Polish Eligia, the German and English Elis, and the English Eliz. A famous person named Elisha is Actress Elisha Cuthbert, born 30 November 1982, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. KEY: Pronunciation for Elisha: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
