Meaning of the nameEliseu

Eliseu is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of the name of the biblical prophet Elisha, meaning 'God is salvation'.

Meaning

“God is salvation”

Source: Behind the Name: Eliseu · Behind the Name: Elisha · Bible Hub: Strong's H477 Elisha

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People (2022): 30,147
Rank in Brazil: #822
Median age: 42 years
2010 Census: 33,127; people

Eliseu in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Eliseu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (6,002 people).

122 women 30,025 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Eliseu is most common

States with the highest share of people named Eliseu in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.030%
Paraná 0.026%
Santa Catarina 0.022%
Rondônia 0.020%
São Paulo 0.018%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	8,016	0.018%
Rio Grande do Sul	3,222	0.030%
Paraná	3,006	0.026%
Minas Gerais	2,136	0.010%
Rio de Janeiro	1,934	0.012%
Bahia	1,890	0.013%
Santa Catarina	1,649	0.022%
Pará	1,253	0.015%
Goiás	796	0.011%
Ceará	765	0.009%
Espírito Santo	674	0.018%
Mato Grosso	585	0.016%
Pernambuco	577	0.006%
Amazonas	567	0.014%
Maranhão	561	0.008%
Mato Grosso do Sul	394	0.014%
Rondônia	317	0.020%
Distrito Federal	278	0.010%
Piauí	254	0.008%
Paraíba	235	0.006%
Alagoas	212	0.007%
Rio Grande do Norte	175	0.005%
Sergipe	167	0.008%
Tocantins	164	0.011%
Acre	137	0.017%
Roraima	100	0.016%
Amapá	83	0.011%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Eliseu

Eliseu is the Portuguese form of the Hebrew Elisha, the name of the prophet who succeeded Elijah in the Bible. Behind the Name describes it as the Portuguese form of Elisha, with the Hebrew roots ʾel ('God') and yashaʿ ('to save'), and Strong's gives the meaning 'God is salvation'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,147 people named Eliseu, with a median age of 42. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Elizeu, Elyseu, Heliseu and Helizeu as spelling variants.

Sources

Behind the Name: Eliseu · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Elisha · behindthename.com · meaning
Bible Hub: Strong's H477 Elisha · biblehub.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Elisha · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Eliseu · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eliseu · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Eliseu

What does the name Eliseu mean?

Eliseu means “God is salvation”, according to Behind the Name and Bible Hub.

How many people are named Eliseu in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 30,147 people with the first name Eliseu, which ranks it number 822 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Eliseu a boy's or a girl's name?

Eliseu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 122 women and 30,025 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Eliseu?

Eliseu is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Eliseu most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.030% of the state's population is named Eliseu (3,222 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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