Forename Elisha

Worldwide, Elisha (Elisha , אלישע , เอลีชา ) is a widespread unisex first name. The forename Elisha is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, Guam, where it is quite a common girly name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Nigeria, and the United States. Likewise, Elisha is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Elisha is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Elisha

name אלישע, name Elişa, name Eleisha, name Элиша, name Elisei, name Аліша, name เอลีชา, name Eliseo, name Елисей, name Elisey, name Elischa, name Elyesa, name Елиша, name اليشا, name Élysée, name Alicia, name Алишия, name Еліша, name Алісія, name Elisha, name Eliseus, name Élisée, name Élisha, name Єлисей, name Алиша, name أليسيا, name Єлисій, name Elischewa, name Eliseu, name Elísha

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Elisha	Nigeria, India, United States, Kenya, Tanzania
אלישע	Israel
เอลีชา	Thailand
Элиша	Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan

First names said to be same

Alicia, Eleisha, Elischa, Elischewa, Elisei, Eliseo, Eliseu, Eliseus, Elisey, Elişa, Elyesa, Elísha, Élisha, Élisée, Élysée, Алиша, Алишия, Алісія, Аліша, Елисей, Елиша, Еліша, Єлисей, Єлисій, أليسيا, and اليشا

First name Elisha in the context

Elisha is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elisha , the Biblical Prophet who came after Elijah, The Qur’an and Elisha J. Whitney , the musical character in the musical Anything Goes by Cole Porter; Ivy league Wall Street banker, Billy's boss..

Notable namesakes

	elisha cooke, sr. Massachusetts colonial politician and judge, US (b. 1637)
	elisha coles English lexicographer (b. 1640)
	elisha coles English theologian, GB (b. 1608)
	elisha crymes English politician (b. 1614)
	elisha cooke jr. American politician, US (b. 1678)
	elisha hutchinson merchant (and later part owner of the salt works in Boston), public official, and military officer (1641–1717) (b. 1640)
	elisha williams President of Yale University, US (b. 1694)
	elisha ilsley (b. 1643)
	elisha beadles Quaker and writer (1670 -1734), GB (b. 1670)
	elisha kirkall English engraver, GB (b. 1682)
	elisha hale putnam (1685-1745), US (b. 1685)
	elisha poinsett American physician (1742-1803) (b. 1742)
	elisha williams 26 Aug 1694 - 25 Jul 1755 (b. 1694)
	elisha whitney (1747-1815) (b. 1747)
	elisha dobrée (1698-1729) (b. 1698)