As proper nouns the difference between elisha and lisa
is that elisha is a prophet, a disciple and successor of elijah while lisa is .
elisha
English
Proper noun
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en proper noun)
A prophet, a disciple and successor of Elijah.
of biblical origin, in quiet use since the 17th century.
in occasional use, apparently confused with Elizabeth or Alicia.
Quotations
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*: And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
Related terms
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lisa
English
Proper noun
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s)
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- You were born in the '70s? Were you named after on As the World Turns?
Usage notes
* Taken to general use as a full English given name in early 20th century. Very popular in the U.S. in the 1960s, and in the U.K. a decade later.
Quotations
* 1868 Concocted by William Meynell Whittmore (and others): Sunshine : page 138:
*: Elizabeth coloured.
*: "Oh, I don't want the doll called after me, if that is what you mean," she said, rather disdainfully.
*: "Nonsense, Lisa !" laughed her father, "you ought to consider yourself highly honoured to have such a handsome lady as this for your namesake."
* 1997 , Moon Tiger . Grove Press. ISBN0802135331
*: Lisa' is a better name. Claudia bangs, like the gong in the hall at Sotleigh. Bang - whoom! ' Lisa makes a nice silky noise, like streams or rain.
* 2007 , My Latest Grievance ISBN 0618872353 page 16:
*: Did I want to be burdened with a common name? Be the third Lisa and fourth Susan in my classroom? Darleen or Doreen or Maureen?
*: I did.
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