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Meaning and origin
Lisa is a Hebrew girl name. The meaning of the name is `consecrated to God `.


Where is it used?
The name Lisa is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Elisabet, used in Scandinavian.
Elizabeth, used in English and in the bible.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Leesa (In English (Modern))


In combination with other names:
In English and in Dutch: Lisanne (F)
In English (Modern): Carlisa (F)
In English: Annalisa (F)


See also
In Welsh: Bethan
In Spanish, Portuguese, French and in English: Isabel
In Slovene: Elizabeta
In Scottish: Ealasaid
In Scandinavian and in English: Lis
In Scandinavian: Lisbet
In Russian: Elizaveta
In Romanian: Elisabeta
In Polish: Elzbieta
In Manx: Ealisaid
In Italian: Elisabetta
In Irish: Eilís
In Hungarian: Erzsébet
In Greek: Elisavet
In German: Liesa
In German: Lisbeth
In German: Lili
In German: Liesl
In German: Elli
In German: Liese
In German: Liesel
In German: Ilse
In French: Lisette
In English and in Scottish: Elspeth
In English and in Scottish: Elspet
In English, German, French and in the bible: Elisabeth
In English: Lise
In English: Lizzy
In English: Tetty
In English: Lizzie
In English: Lizbeth
In English: Liz
In English: Liza
In English: Elsie
In English: Bettie
In English: Betty
In English: Elise
In English: Bette
In English: Betsy
In English: Beth
In English: Bess
In English: Libby
In English: Elissa
In English: Eliza
In English: Bessie
In Dutch: Liesbeth
In Dutch: Lijsbeth
In Danish and in German: Else
In Czech and in Slovak: Alzbeta
In the bible: Elisheba
In Other languages: Elsabeth


What Lisa`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   its unusual
   The worst thing about the name:
   you get called le!
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   it wouldent be the same
   Extra information:
   its pretty & short
2. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   It is short and feminine. It is hard to rhyme anything with it to make fun of it!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Nothing, I like it!
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   I would be unhappy.
   Extra information:
   My name is Lisa Renee - I love my name.
3. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   Well Its a good name to have
   The worst thing about the name:
   well nothing really
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   Elizabeth
   Extra information:
   
4. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   Easy to say and never gets pronounced wrong!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Nothing
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   I think Karen...
   Extra information:
   I was born in 1985
5. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   Its short easy to say and cute
   The worst thing about the name:
   Only when my husbands family call me Liza and the neighbours call Alessa. (Im Irish living in Moldova and those are similar names)
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   It would have been Aoife
   Extra information:
   nothing else
6. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   Mine has never been shortened & it is very pretty.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Nothing bad about being called Lisa
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   it would have been Brooke!!!
   Extra information:
   ???
7. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   IT'S KIND OF PRETTY AND THOUGH IT WAS POPULAR WHEN I WAS BORN (69) I REALLY DON'T KNOW MANY LISA'S. ALSO PEOPLE DON'T MISPRONOUNCE OR MISSPELL IT. ITS FUN TO WRITE!
   The worst thing about the name:
   
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   I WOULD HAVE BEEN NAMED REBECCA AND I LIKE LISA MUCH BETTER.
   Extra information:
   PEOPLE CALL ME LEE, LEESE AND LILI. I LIKE ALL OF THOSE
8. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   Not many people hav the name
   The worst thing about the name:
   I always wanted a nickname and the only way to shorten it is to be called leese
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   don't think so
   Extra information:
   
9. The best thing about the name Lisa:
   no1 asks how 2 spell it
   The worst thing about the name:
   its a common name
   If my name wasn`t Lisa....:
   nothing
   Extra information:
   parents said it cudnt b shortened,, so y does every1 call me le?

More `Lisa` links
Lisa as abbreviation
Actors named Lisa
Lisa in the encyclopedia