What do you think of the name Elisheba

[JumpRope]

Or possibly Elisheva. It is biblical, and I think a lovely sounding name. Pronounced elisssheba, rather than Eli-Sheba

[TheScottishPlay]

Not immediately drawn to it. Would you use Ellie as an nn?

[TessOfTheFurbyvilles]

I love it, although not pronounced like that, as it's correct pronunciation is eh-lee-shah-bah. Unless of that course that's what you meant, I'm not sure!

Elisheva is slightly better though, as you get the potential of Evie or Eva as a nickname.

[florascotia]

It's simply the original form of Elizabeth.
www.behindthename.com/name/elizabeth

So the same range of nicknames could apply.

I like it; it's pretty.

[florascotia]

Ooops. Didn't mean to sound discouraging. I meant 'simply' from the point of view of nicknames. There are so many nicknames for and short versions of the more usual Elizabeth (also very nice) that there would plenty to choose from.

[squoosh]

It sounds a bit awkwardly put together to me.

I do like Sheba though, even though no one else seems to. Cats be damned!

[Rhubarbgarden]

I prefer Bathsheba.

[kilmuir]

Awful

[RonaldMcDonald]

Lol

[lettertoherms]

I misread it as Elphaba at first.

[Kickassandlollipops]

Love this name, I know a lovely little girl with it , we never shorten it because it's so nice to say !

[Gingerjv]

i am not a fan of this name. sounds a bit strange to my mind((

[TessOfTheFurbyvilles]

It isn't a cross between two names, it's the ORIGINAL form of Elisabeth/Elizabeth.

Elisheva became Elisabet in Greek, which became Elisabeth in English, and then at some point Elizabeth became the standard English spelling (with Elisabeth still being the form in most other non-English speaking cultures).

Elisheba is the direct English form of Elisheva, whereas Elisabeth/Elizabeth derive from Elisheva through Greek.

It is a beautiful name and far better than most of the names that are popular for girls in the UK at the moment!

[ChanelCristalle]

I prefer Elizabeth

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I like it

[KoalaDownUnder]

So is it pronounced something like Eh-LISH-eh-buh?

If so, I like it a lot. I read it as El-li-SHE-buh at first, which I didn't like at all.

[spanky2]

I like Sheba on it's own. I also like Tabitha, but that's not on your list!

[Laquila]

I think it's lovely - I've always pronounced it as El-ee-SHEB-a, prob due to pronouncing Elisheva as El-ee-SHEV-a. I do think of it as quite Jewish, but I don't know if it's currently popular as a Jewish name or whether I'm just thinking that because it's Old Testament-ish?

[MysteriousCircusZebra]

I like it.

[KoalaDownUnder]

Actually, the way Quivering says it sounds lovely.

I think I like it better with a 'v' sound.

[DramaAlpaca]

Elisheva is better than Elisheba, I think. The -sheba ending makes me think of the cat food, which puts me off the name.

[florascotia]

You can hear quivering's pronounciation here: go to www.forvo.com then type in Elisheva

[ShovettyMcShovetty]

Don't like it at all sorry!

[SirChenjin]

Not keen, sorry. Even though it's biblical it sounds made up.