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

Notable people with the given name Lisa

Fictional characters

gollark: PotatOS has a repeater program with some nicer features and which is not subject to various crash bugs.
gollark: As much as I generally dislike rednet, its repeater thing is somewhat slightly helpful.
gollark: "Good news, [user], you're promoted to moderator!""Great, what do I need to do?""Actually, you can't do anything at all, but you have a role saying "moderator" now."
gollark: Who would want display moderators?
gollark: No, any user can as far as I know.

See also

References

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