Updated May 24, 2023

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Consecrated to God
  • Greek : Bee; honey bee

Girl name variations

Lisette
Lisetta
Liza
Melissa
Melicent
Mellissa
Millicent
Melisent
Melita
Melisse
Meli
Mellie
Melly
Mel
Millie
Milly
Missy
Lissa
Lis

How Popular Is The Name Lisa

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech : variant of Lis.
  • Italian : from a short form of Elisa (see Delisa) or Luisa (feminine form of Luisi).

Famous people with this first name

Lisa Bonet
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Loeb

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