Meaning of the nameElizeu

Elizeu is a masculine name of Hebrew origin, the spelling with Z of Eliseu, the name of the biblical prophet 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): 31,295
Rank in Brazil: #793
Median age: 41 years
2010 Census: 32,679; people

Elizeu in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Elizeu, 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 (6,543 people).

95 women 31,200 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 Elizeu is most common

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

Rondônia 0.052%
Amazonas 0.036%
Amapá 0.034%
Pará 0.031%
Mato Grosso 0.031%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	5,261	0.012%
Paraná	3,448	0.030%
Pará	2,531	0.031%
Bahia	2,153	0.015%
Minas Gerais	2,151	0.011%
Rio de Janeiro	1,805	0.011%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,419	0.013%
Amazonas	1,410	0.036%
Santa Catarina	1,340	0.018%
Mato Grosso	1,143	0.031%
Ceará	1,053	0.012%
Espírito Santo	997	0.026%
Maranhão	948	0.014%
Goiás	883	0.013%
Rondônia	814	0.052%
Mato Grosso do Sul	770	0.028%
Pernambuco	744	0.008%
Piauí	354	0.011%
Paraíba	272	0.007%
Distrito Federal	268	0.010%
Amapá	249	0.034%
Tocantins	241	0.016%
Rio Grande do Norte	235	0.007%
Alagoas	227	0.007%
Acre	225	0.027%
Sergipe	186	0.008%
Roraima	168	0.026%

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

About the name Elizeu

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) lists Elizeu as a spelling variant of Eliseu. Eliseu is the Portuguese form of the Hebrew Elisha, the name of the prophet who succeeded Elijah in the Bible; Behind the Name gives the roots ʾel ('God') and yashaʿ ('to save'), and Strong's glosses the name as 'God is salvation'. This is the meaning of the base name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 31,295 people named Elizeu, with a median age of 41. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rondônia.

Sources

Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Eliseu · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
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

Questions about the name Elizeu

What does the name Elizeu mean?

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

How many people are named Elizeu in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 31,295 people with the first name Elizeu, which ranks it number 793 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Elizeu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 95 women and 31,200 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Elizeu?

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

In which Brazilian state is Elizeu most common?

Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.052% of the state's population is named Elizeu (814 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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