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♂ Elisha (boy)
What does Elisha mean?
Elisha 
as a boys' name (also used less generally as girls' name Elisha) is pronounced ee-LYE-shah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Elisha is "God is salvation". Contracted form of Elishu'a. Biblical: faithful attendant and successor to the prophet Elijah.
STARTS WITH El-
ASSOCIATED WITH biblical, faithful, attendant (servant), prophet
Variations
VARIANTS Eleisha, Eli▲, Elisee, Eliseo▲, Elishah, Elisher, Eliso, Lisha, Yelisei
RELATED FORMS VIA ELIJAH Elia, Elias▲, Elie, Elihu, Elija, Eliot, Eliyahu, Eljah, Ellis▲
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elisha Ayaan (E.A.), ..
How popular is Elisha?
Elisha is a somewhat popular first name for men (#1204 out of 1220, Top 99%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#74164 out of 150436, Top 49%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Elisha reached its highest rank of #292 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is at #847 presently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Elisha (#847 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) are Eli (#58), Elias (#67), Elie, Elihu, Elija, Elijah (#7), Eliot (#1085), Eliseo (#795), Eliyahu (#1569) and Ellis (#317). Other variants, like Elia, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Elisha was well-received among parents in 2017 (AVERAGE #980) and has remained as conventional to this day (#976, 0.2% LESS USAGE). The more fashionable boy names in this list are Eli, Elias, Elijah, Eliseo and Ellis.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abisha, Alpha, Ebisu, Edison▲, Eelia, Efisio, Eldis, Eliam, Elian▲, Eliana, Eliasz, Eliazar, Elice, Eligia, Eligio, Eliott, Eliran, Eliron, Elis, Elison, Elisson, Elisud, Eliu, Elkana, Ellison, Elliss, Ellson, Elois, Elson, Elvis, Elviss (see Elvis), Emich, Emicho, Enis, Enosh, Erich▼, Esra, Grisha, Jasha, Micha, Miesha, Mischa, Misha, Pasha, Sasha and Simha. These names tend to be less commonly used than Elisha.
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