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What does Lisa mean?
Lisa 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced LEE-sah. It is of English and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Lisa is "God is my oath". Short form of Elisabeth. Actresses Lisa Bonet, Lisa Kudrow; talk show host Leeza Gibbons; basketball player Lisa Leslie. Also form of Elizabeth. Also form of Melissa.
STARTS WITH Li-
ASSOCIATED WITH oath
Variations
VARIANTS Leesa, Leeza, Liesa, Lisebet, Lise, Liseta, Lisette▼, Liszka, Liza▼
SEE ALSO Adelisa, Annalisa, Jaleesa, Lissa, Marlisa, Talisa, Tisa
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ELISABETH, LEEZA Elisa▲, Elise▲, Els, Elsa▼, Ilsa, Ilse, Leasa, Leisa▼, Lilli, Lis, Lisabel, Lisel, Liset, Liseth, Lissa, Lissi, Lissie, Lissy, Lizy, Lizzy, Lusa, Lysa, Lyssa, Lyssi, Lyza
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lisa Love (L.L.), ..
How popular is Lisa?
Lisa is a very popular first name for females (#11 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#17871 out of 150436, Top 12%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Lisa reached its peak rank of #1 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is presently at #891. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Annalisa, Elisa (#457 VIA LATEST LIST), Elisabeth (#789), Elise (#176), Elizabeth (#13), Elsa (#888), Ilse, Jaleesa, Leasa, Leesa, Leeza, Leisa, Lilli, Lise, Liset, Lisette, Lissa, Lissie, Liza (#1662), Lyssa, Melissa (#297), Talisa and Tisa are the prominent varying forms of Lisa (#891). Other forms, like Lisel, are uncommon. These forms of Lisa were favored by parents during the years 1970-1979 (MEDIAN #1302) and have become much less common since (#1548, 81.6% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Elisabeth becoming less fashionable. Elisa and Elise are two of the more fashionable baby names among these.
Similar Names
Lisa▼ is pronounced similarly to Laci▼, Lacy▼, Laisey, Lesy, Lesya, Lluisa, Louisa▼, Louiza, Luci, Lucy, Luisa▲ and Luiza. Other recommended sound-alike names are Gisa, Leisha, Lesha, Lesia▼, Lexa, Lia▲, Liba, Licha, Licia, Lida▼, Lies, Liese, Liesja, Ligia, Lila▲, Lina, Lira, Lisha, Lisia, Lisl, Lita, Liva, Liya, Liz▼, Lize, Lizz, Lois▼, Loise, Luise, Lusca, Lys, Lyse and Risa. These names tend to be less frequently used than Lisa.
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