Meaning: Its source is Elisheva, a Hebrew name meaning "God's promise."
Popularity: The name Jaleesa ranked 2948th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the
general population.
Narrative: Other suggested meanings still relate to the fulfillment of a promise. They include ''God's satisfaction'' and ''God's perfection.''
Until the 16th-century reign of England's
Queen Elizabeth I, this name was most commonly spelled with an ''s''
in the middle. Such was the popularity of Good Queen Bess that her spelling has reigned supreme ever since.
