Meaning: My God is salvation
The story
The biblical masculine Elisha is a Hebrew name pronounced ih-LIE-shuh in English. English feminine Elisha can instead be a variant of Alicia, with a different pronunciation and root.
Also means
What Elisha means in its other languages.
- Englishvariant of Alicia; a separate feminine name
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Elisha comes from Hebrew and English. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.
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