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.
Elisha is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Elisha | Tanzania, India, Nigeria, United States, Kenya |
| אלישע | Israel |
| เอลีชา | Thailand |
| Элиша | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia |
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..
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elisha cooke, sr. Massachusetts colonial politician and judge, US (b. 1637) |
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elisha coles English lexicographer (b. 1640) |
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| elisha coles English theologian, GB (b. 1608) |
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| elisha crymes English politician (b. 1614) |
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elisha cooke jr. American politician, US (b. 1678) |
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| elisha hutchinson merchant (and later part owner of the salt works in Boston), public official, and military officer (1641–1717) (b. 1640) |
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elisha williams President of Yale University, US (b. 1694) |
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| elisha ilsley (b. 1643) |
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| elisha beadles Quaker and writer (1670 -1734), GB (b. 1670) |
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| elisha kirkall English engraver, GB (b. 1682) |
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| elisha hale putnam (1685-1745), US (b. 1685) |
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elisha poinsett American physician (1742-1803) (b. 1742) |
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| elisha williams 26 Aug 1694 - 25 Jul 1755 (b. 1694) |
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elisha whitney (1747-1815) (b. 1747) |
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| elisha dobrée (1698-1729) (b. 1698) |
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