Yelysei
The Ukrainian form of the name Poles know as Elizeusz, built on a Hebrew root that reads as plain grammar: God is salvation. Most Poles have never met one, so on a class register it stands out among the Antonis and Jakubs.
Yelysei Pronunciation
Yelysei is pronounced ih-e-lih-SE-ee (/ɨɛlɨˈsɛi/).
What Yelysei means
Where Yelysei comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Yelysei begins in Hebrew, where Elisha (אֱלִישָׁע) means "God is salvation." In the Hebrew Bible, Elisha was the prophet who followed Elijah and inherited his mantle. The name passed through Greek as Eliseus and reached the Slavic east, where Ukrainian reshaped it into Yelysei (Єлисей), the form a Polish reader is likeliest to meet.
That older sense of rescue sits at the root. The Hebrew joins the divine name to the verb for saving, so the meaning is literal grammar rather than a later gloss.
In Ukrainian tradition the name stays tied to the church. Saint Elisha the prophet is commemorated in the Orthodox calendar in mid-June, and Yelysei keeps that association for families who hold to it. The name is rare. On a Polish class register it would stand out among the Jakubs and Antonis, a Ukrainian form built on a Hebrew spine and a plain meaning: God is salvation.
How many people are named Yelysei
1 in 81164 men in Poland is named Yelysei. 263 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1887 among male names.
Yelysei's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Yelysei is most popular
Yelysei is most popular in Lower Silesian, 1275% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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Lower Silesian2 boys born+1275%