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 [ 2 syll. li-sa, lis-a ] The girl name Lisa is pronounced LIYSah KEY. Lisa's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is predominantly used in Albanian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian. Biblical name: The name first developed as a diminutive of Elisabeth. It is famous from the 16th-century painting Mona Lisa, a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo (1479-1542/1551) by Leonardo da Vinci. Variations of the name include the English Delisa, the English Jalisa, the Estonian and Finnish Liisa, and the English Lissa. In addition, Lisa is a short form (Albanian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian) of the English Elizabeth. Lisa is also a short form (Albanian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian) of the Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Elisabeth and a short form (Albanian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Scandinavian) of the Estonian, Finnish, German, and Scandinavian Elisabet. The short form Lis (Scandinavian), and the spelling variants Leesa (English), Leysa (English), and Lysa (English) are other forms of Lisa. See also the related forms, the German Analisa, the English Carlisa, the English Jillisa, the English Julissa, the German Lisamaria, the Dutch and English Lisanne, the Italian Marialisa, the English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German Marisa, and the English Talisa. Lisa is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for girls, though to a lesser extent than it was before. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only irregular use. At the peak of its usage in 1965, 3.298% of baby girls were named Lisa. It ranked at #1 then. The baby name has since steeply dropped in popularity. In 2008, it ranked at #605 with a usage of 0.024%. Out of the group of girl names directly related to Lisa, the English Elizabeth was the most popular. It was used 24 times more than Lisa in 2008. The name Lisa has been mostly given to girls, although it has also been used as a boy name in the past century. In 1975, the name Lisa was given to 270 times more girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Lisa include the English Leesa, the English Lesa, the German Liesa, the Estonian and Finnish Liisa, the English Lysa, the English Lacee, the English Lacey, the English Laci, the English Lacie, the English Lacy, the Hawaiian Laka, the English Lakeesh, the English Lakesha, the English Lakeshia, the English Lakesia, the name Lakya, the Irish Laoise, the English Lashay, the English Latia, and the Polish Laurka. Details of famous persons named Lisa: KEY: Pronunciation for Lisa: 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)"   |
