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

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Elisha	Kenya, India, United States, Tanzania, Nigeria
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)