My God is salvation
Elisei is a boy's name of Slavic origin, the Romanian form of Elisha, which derives from the Hebrew Elisha meaning 'my God is salvation'. In the Hebrew Bible, Elisha was the prophet who succeeded Elijah, performing miracles including healing the sick and multiplying food. Romania's Orthodox Christian heritage brought the name into the Slavic-influenced naming tradition as Elisei.
Within Romania's Orthodox tradition, the prophet Elisha is venerated as a saint, and his feast day is observed in the Orthodox calendar. The name Elisei therefore carries genuine religious weight for Romanian Orthodox families. For Romanian families in Ireland, it is a name that carries faith, heritage, and a story.
Compassionate, faithful, calm, and perceptive — Elisei tends to be a person whose inner life runs deep and whose care for others expresses itself through action rather than words.
Elisei appears in UK ONS records at a peak rank of #939. In the United States, SSA data shows a peak of #7887. In Ireland, CSO records show a peak rank of #448.
Elisei means 'my God is salvation', from the Hebrew Elisha. It is a name with deep theological meaning in both the Jewish and Christian traditions.
Elisei is pronounced 'eh-lee-SAY' in Romanian, with the stress on the final syllable. The ending sounds like the English word 'say'.
It works beautifully outside Romania — the pronunciation is intuitive once explained, and the name has an elegant, flowing quality that crosses cultural boundaries easily.
Elisei pairs well with shorter middle names — Elisei Paul, Elisei Ioan, or Elisei Mihai all work well. If you want an Irish-heritage middle name, Elisei Cormac or Elisei Rián makes a lovely cross-cultural pairing.
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