Elisha - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Elisha \e-li-sha\ is pronounced ee-LYE-shah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord is my salvation". Biblical: faithful attendant and successor to the prophet Elijah. Sometimes used for girls as a variant of Elise.

Elisha has 6 variant forms: Eli, Elisee, Eliseo, Elisher, Eliso and Lisha.

Baby names that sound like Elisha are Ailesh, Alicio, Aloisio, Welsh and Walsh.

Elisha is an uncommon male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Elisha. Click here to compare Elisha with related baby names.