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[ 3 syll. e-lis-ha, el-i-sha ] The boy name Elisha is also used, but less often, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is EHLIHSHah †. 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 Elisha for more info. Elisa (German), Elischa (German), Eliseo (Italian and Spanish), and Yelisei (Russian) are variants of Elisha. Eli (English and Hebrew short form) and Eleisha (Hebrew variant spelling) are other forms of Elisha. 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 2008, its usage was only 0.018% and its ranking #636. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Elisha, Eli was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Elisha's by 12 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 boy name today. In 1998, 10% more boys than girls were given the name Elisha. Baby names that sound like Elisha include Elischa (German), Eleisha (Hebrew), Elexis, Elija (German and Yiddish), Elijah (English), Eliseo (Italian and Spanish), Eliyas, Ellias, Ailesh (Indian), Elek (Hungarian and Polish), Eligio (Italian and Spanish), Eligius (German), Eligiusz (Portuguese), Elijio, Elis (Scandinavian and English), Eljah, Eljas (Finnish), Eljasz (Polish), Ellis (English and Welsh), and Ellys. A famous person named Elisha is Elisha Graves Otis, Inventor, born 3 August 1811 - 8 April 1861, Halifax, Vermont.
† 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)"   |
