Elisai as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elisai

What is the meaning of the name Elisai ?

The baby name Elisai is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced eh-LEE-sigh (IPA: /ɛˈliːsaɪ/).

Elisai is Tamil in Origin.

Elisai is a Tamil (Dravidian) given name from ezhil “beauty” + isai “music,” yielding the sense “beautiful music,” “melody,” or “sweet song.” In Latin transliteration, the retroflex zh (ழ) in ezhil is often simplified, producing spellings like Elisai or Ezhisai; other variants include Ilisai and the shorter Isai. Related names include Ezhil, Isaivani (“music maiden”), and Isaiarasi/Isaiyarasi (“queen of music”). The name is typically feminine but also used unisex.

Usage is strongest in Tamil Nadu and among Sri Lankan and diaspora Tamil communities (Malaysia, Singapore, Europe, North America), reflecting a 20th–21st century revival of pure Tamil lexical names drawn from classical culture; isai is one pillar of the famed triad iyal–isai–nātakam (literature–music–drama) celebrated since Sangam times. Although sometimes mistaken for Elisa/Elisha in European or Semitic traditions, Elisai in the Tamil context is etymologically unrelated.

⚙ Elisai is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 7 times, across 3 countries.