Elisee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Elisee

What is the meaning of the name Elisee ?

The baby name Elisee is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: [e.li.ze] (eh-lee-ZAY); common English approximations: /ˌɛlɪˈseɪ/ (el-ih-SAY) or /ˌɛlɪˈsiː/ (el-ih-SEE).

Elisee is Hebrew in Origin.

Elisee is the accentless French-derived form of Élisée, the French rendering of the Hebrew name Elisha, from ’el “God” + yasha‘ “to save,” meaning “my God is salvation” or “God is salvation.” It entered French through the Latin Eliseus and Greek Elissaios, and appears in both secular and ecclesiastical records. Use of the diacritic often varies in modern databases, especially in anglophone and African Francophone contexts.

Traditionally masculine via the biblical prophet Elisha, Elisee sees rare unisex use today. Notable bearers include the geographer Élisée Reclus and painter Élisée Maclet. Related forms: French Élisée; Spanish and Italian Eliseo; Portuguese Eliseu; Romanian Elisei; Russian Yelisei/Elisei; Polish Elizeusz; Greek Elissaios; Arabic Alyasa. A common nickname is Eli. Avoid confusion with Élise/Elise (from Elisabeth). The name appears in Huguenot records and remains sporadically used in France, Québec, Haiti, and West/Central Africa; the prophet’s feast day is commonly observed on 14 June.