Elisha (given name)

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Elisha is a given name of Hebrew origin.

Elisha
Elisha raising the Shunammite's son, early 1900s Bible Card illustration
Pronunciation/ɪˈlaɪʃə/
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English; Hebrew
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew
Meaning"My God is salvation" or "God is my salvation"
Region of originIsrael
Other names
Variant form(s)Elishah
Elesha
Short form(s)Eli, Ellie
Related namesElisa, Eliseus, Eliseu, Elizeu, Eliseo, Elisei, Yeghishe

Elisha is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, the Quran, and Baha'i writings.

Other persons with the same given name include:

Actors

Businessmen

Inventors

  • Elisha Gray (1835–1901), American electrical engineer considered by some to be the true inventor of the telephone
  • Elisha Otis (1811–1861), American industrialist, founder of the Otis Elevator Company, and inventor of an elevator safety device

Politicians and lawyers

  • Elisha Hunt Allen (1804–1883), American congressman, lawyer and diplomat, and Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Hawaii Supreme Court and diplomat for the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • Elisha W. Baily (1821–1904), American politician and physician from Pennsylvania
  • Elisha Baxter (1827-1899), tenth Governor of Arkansas
  • Elisha Cooke, Sr. (1637–1715), physician, politician, and businessman, elected Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
  • Elisha Cooke, Jr. (1678-1837), physician and politician from the Province of Massachusetts Bay; son of the above
  • Elisha Dyer (1811-1890), American politician and 25th Governor of Rhode Island
  • Elisha Dyer, Jr. (1839–1906), American politician and 45th Governor of Rhode Island; son of the above
  • Elisha P. Ferry (1825–1895), twice Governor of the Washington Territory and the first Governor of the State of Washington
  • Elisha Harris (1791-1861), 20th Governor of Rhode Island
  • Elisha Krauss (born 1986), American journalist, speaker, and radio talk host based in Los Angeles, California
  • Elisha Lewis (died 1867), American politician
  • Elisha Litchfield (1785-1859), American merchant and member of the US House of Representatives from New York
  • Elisha Mathewson (1767–1853), US Senator from Rhode Island
  • Elisha McCallion (born 1982), Irish female Sinn Féin politician
  • Elisha Payne (1731-1807), American businessman and politician
  • Elisha Marshall Pease (1812–1883), fifth and thirteenth Governor of Texas
  • Elisha Reynolds Potter (1764–1835), Federalist Party US Congressman and Speaker in the Rhode Island State Assembly
  • Elisha R. Potter (1811–1882), justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and member of the US House of Representatives; son of the above
  • Elisha Williams (1694–1755), Congregational minister, legislator, jurist and rector of Yale College

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