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Lisa

ˈliː.sə
ˈliː.za
ˈli.saː
Overview

Gender

feminine

Origin

Categories

1960s
Ace Attorney characters
Anne Rice characters
Atelier characters
Attack on Titan characters
authors
Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest
Bernie Taupin songs
Bewitched characters
Bleach characters
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
74/100
classic65%
youthful65%
informal65%
common65%
natural100%
wholesome100%
refined100%
simple140%

Meaning & Etymology

Short form of Elizabeth (though often used independently) and its cognates in other languages. This is the name of the subject of one of the world's most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Lisa del Giocondo by Leonardo da Vinci.In the United States this form was more popular than the full form Elizabeth from 1958 to 1978, and was in fact the top ranked American name between 1962 and 1969.

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