Forename אלישע

Around the world, אלישע (Elisha , اليسع , אלישע ) is a widespread unisex first name. The first name אלישע is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common masculine name, Guam, where it is quite a common female name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a common unisex name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Nigeria, and the United States. Likewise, אלישע is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name אלישע

name Élisée, name Алиша, name Elischa, name اليسع, name Elīza, name Eliseu, name Eleisha, name Аліша, name Eliseo, name Элиша, name Elyesa, name אלישע, name أليسيا, name Elisei, name Алісія, name Єлисій, name Eliseus, name Elisey, name Елисей, name Elischewa, name Алишия, name Alicia, name Élysée, name Єлисей, name Elisha

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Elisha	Tanzania, Kenya, United States, India, Nigeria
اليسع	Oman, Libya, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia
אלישע	Israel
Elīza	Latvia

First names said to be same

Alicia, Eleisha, Elischa, Elischewa, Elisei, Eliseo, Eliseu, Eliseus, Elisey, Elyesa, Élisée, Élysée, Алиша, Алишия, Алісія, Аліша, Елисей, Элиша, Єлисей, Єлисій, and أليسيا

First name אלישע in the context

אלישע 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

	אלישע בן אבויה rabbi, IL (b. 70)
	אלישע אפריאט IL (b. 1845)
	אלישע גלזר Israeli writer, IL (b. 1912)
	אלישע לינדר Israeli archaeologist (1924-2009), IL (b. 1924)
	אלישע אפרת Israeli geographer, IL (b. 1929)
	אלישע פורת Israeli poet (1938-2013), IL (b. 1938)
	אלישע קימרון Israeli academic, IL (b. 1943)
	אלישע בן יצחק painter, IL (b. 1943)
	אלישע שפיגלמן Israeli journalist (1944-2016), IL (b. 1944)
	אלישע בר-מאיר Israeli photographer, IL (b. 1946)
	אלישע שוחט Israeli historian (1954-2014), IL (b. 1954)
	אלישע נתניהו Israeli mathematician (1912-1986), IL (b. 1912)
	אלישע וישליצקי IL (b. 1954)
	אלישע אבינר IL (b. 1954)
	אלישע אליעזר פרידמן IL (b. 1914)