The baby name Ellisah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/əˈlɪsə/', 'respelling': 'uh-LIS-uh'}.
The baby name Ellisah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/əˈlɪsə/', 'respelling': 'uh-LIS-uh'}.
Ellisah is in Origin.
Ellisah is a modern English given name formed by blending and respelling several established names: Elisha, Elissa, and Elisa. Its deepest linguistic roots are Hebrew - Elisha (’Elīša‘) meaning “my God is salvation” and Elisa/Elizabeth (from ’Elisheva‘) meaning “my God is an oath.” It also intersects with Elissa, the classical rendering of the Phoenician name of Queen Dido of Carthage, whose precise etymology is uncertain but whose legend spread through Greek and Roman literature.
Used chiefly in recent decades as a feminine choice, Ellisah follows the contemporary -h ending trend and offers flexible pronunciations, commonly EH-liss-uh or eh-LEE-suh. Related forms and variants include Elisa, Elissa, Elisha, Elyssa, Alyssa, Eliza, Elise, and Ellis; nicknames range from Elli/Ellie to Liss/Lissa and Liza. Taken together, its layered sources lend the meanings “my God is salvation” and “my God is an oath.”
Ellisah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Ellisah appears only 5 times in total — found in 5 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
Ellisah is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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