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 [ syll. a-li-sa, al-isa ] The girl name Alisa is pronounced as AELIYSah KEY. Alisa is used mostly in German, English, Russian, Slavic, and Hebrew. It is of Germanic and Hebrew origin. From Germanic and Hebrew roots, its meaning is joy - in this context, Alisa is usually used in the English and Hebrew languages. The English and Hebrew Alissa, the English and Hebrew Alyssa, and the English Illyssa are variant forms of the name. In addition, Alisa is a variant form (English) of the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian name Alicia. Alisa is also a variant form (English, German, Russian, and Slavic) of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese name Alice. Alisa is also a variant form (German) of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian name Adelheid. Alisa is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was in the past. The name grew in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of very light use only. Its usage peaked modestly in 1970 with 0.063% of baby girls being named Alisa. It was #265 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a fall in frequency since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.015% and its ranking #867. Among the family of girl names directly related to Alisa, the English and Hebrew Alyssa was the most regularly used. In 2008, it was 30 times more regularly used than Alisa. Baby names that sound like Alisa include the English Alaisa, the name Alaqua, the English Alaska, the English Alecia, the English and Hebrew Aleeza, the Greek and Spanish Aleka, the Slavic Alekko, the Russian and Slavic Aleksey, the Slavic Aleksi, the Russian and English Alesha, the English Aleshia, the Polish Aleska, the Italian Alessa, the Hawaiian Aletia, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Alexa, the English Alexi, the English and German Alexie, the Greek Alexiou, the English, German, and Spanish Alexis, and the Czech, Slavic, and English Alica. KEY: approx pronunciation for Alisa: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
