Lisa (given name)

The given name Lisa can be a short form of Elisabeth, Melissa or Elizabeth. In the United Kingdom, the name Lisa began to gain popularity during the 1960s, by 1974 it was the fifth most popular female name there, and a decade later it was the 14th most popular female name there. However, by 1996 it had fallen out of the top 100.[1] Similarly, in the US it was the most popular female name for most of the 1960s and in the top 10 through most of the 1970s before falling.

Lisa
Pronunciation/ˈliːsə/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
MeaningGod's promise
Other names
Related namesElizabeth or Liz, Eliza

Notable people with the given name Lisa

Fictional characters
gollark: I try to avoid writing things by hand.
gollark: Meh.
gollark: "Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex." (28 letters) "Jived fox nymph grabs quick waltz." (28 letters) "Glib jocks quiz nymph to vex dwarf." (28 letters) "Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow." (29 letters) "How vexingly quick daft zebras jump!" (30 letters) "The five boxing wizards jump quickly." (31 letters) "Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz." (31 letters) "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs." (32 letters)These 8 are shorter and mostly better (stolen blatantly from Wikipedia).
gollark: The fox/dog one is among the *least* cool pangrams, honestly?
gollark: sphnix of black quartz, judge my vow > the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

See also

References
  1. "Lisa - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Lisa". BabyNames.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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