Eriha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Eriha

What is the meaning of the name Eriha ?

The baby name Eriha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced eh-REE-hah (English: /ɛˈriːhɑ/); Japanese: eh-ree-ha (IPA: /eɾiha/).

Eriha is Hebrew, Japanese in Origin.

Eriha is the Māori form of the biblical name Elisha, adopted through 19th-century Bible translations and missionary schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand. Used chiefly as a masculine given name in Māori communities, it honors the Old Testament prophet and appears in church and whakapapa records; it may be encountered alongside Iraia (Elijah), with which it is sometimes confused.

Derived from Hebrew Elisha (El + yasha), Eriha carries the meaning “God is salvation.” International cognates include Elisha (English), Élisée (French), Eliseo (Spanish/Italian), and Elizeusz (Polish), and English nicknames such as Eli or Lisha are plausible. Outside Polynesia, Eriha also surfaces in Japan as a modern feminine name formed with varied kanji - for example, elements read Eri plus ha (“leaf” or “feather”) - yielding interpretations like “picture-village leaf” or “blessed reason, feather.” These strands give Eriha a cross-cultural yet rooted character.

⚙ Eriha is exceptionally rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.