Lisa (given name)

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

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.[citation needed]

Notable people with the given name Lisa[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Lisa, a character in the 2005 American science fiction adventure Zathura: A Space Adventure
  • Lisa Asparagus, a character and Junior's mom in the video series VeggieTales
  • Lisa Burnett, founder and President of SPS[clarification needed]
  • Lisa (1990 film), a 1990 film starring Cheryl Ladd, featuring a character named Lisa
  • Lisa (2001 film), a 2001 film starring Marion Cotillard, featuring a character named Lisa
  • Lisa, mythical girlfriend of the Internet Oracle
  • Lisa, portrayed by Juliette Danielle, the female lead in Tommy Wiseau's film The Room
  • Lisa in the film Weird Science
  • Lisa, one of the protagonists of the book series featuring Gaspard and Lisa
  • Lisa Minci, a playable Electro character in the video game Genshin Impact
  • Lisa Braeden, a character in the television series Supernatural
  • Lisa Cuddy, a character in House M.D.
  • Lisa Dingle, a character in the popular British soap opera Emmerdale
  • Lisa Douglas, the socialite wife of Oliver Wendell Douglas in the 1960s sitcom Green Acres
  • Lisa Fortier, a fictional voodoo priestess portrayed by Pam Grier in the blaxploitation film Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
  • Lisa Carol Fremont, a character played by Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock's film Rear Window (1954)
  • Lisa Hayes, a character in the American television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes
  • Lisa Hayes, a main character in the Robotech television series
  • Lisa Heffenbacker, a character from the TV series The Electric Company
  • Lisa Garland, a character in the video game franchise Silent Hill
  • Lisa Grimaldi, a character in the soap opera As the World Turns
  • Lisa Haglund, a character of the Bert Diaries novels series
  • Lisa Hamilton, a character in the Dead or Alive video game series
  • Lisa Loud from The Loud House
  • Lisa McDowell, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film Coming to America
  • Lisa Niles, a character in the American soap opera General Hospital
  • Lisa Rowe, a charismatic sociopath portrayed by Angelina Jolie in the film Girl, Interrupted
  • Lisa Simpson, character in the TV Show The Simpsons; she is the daughter of Homer and Marge Simpson
  • Lisa Snart, a DC Comics supervillainess known as Golden Glider
  • Lisa Tepes, wife of Count Dracula and mother of Alucard in both the video game and animated series Castlevania
  • Lisa Turtle, a character in the teen show Saved by the Bell
  • Lisa Watmough, a character in Robert Swindells's book Room 13
  • Princess Lisa, a character in Tolstoy's book War and Peace

See also[]

References[]

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