Elisa (given name)

Elisa

Gender	Unisex
Origin
Meaning	My God is an oath
Other names
Related names	Élise, Elijah, Eli, Eliza, Elizabeth, Elle, Lisa, Ellis, Elsa, Elias,Elisha

Elisa is both a feminine and masculine given name. It is of Phoenician origin. According to legend, the first queen of Carthage was Elissa (also known as Dido). Another opinion is that it is a shortened form of Elisabeth, a variant of the Biblical name Elizabeth or that it is a shortened version of Elisha or Eliseus. ^{[1] [2]} For other uses, see Elisa (disambiguation).

Closely related names include Elissa, Eliza, Lisa, Elsa, Elisha, and the French form Élise.

People with the name

• Elisa (Japanese singer) (born 1989), Japanese singer and model
• Elisa (Italian singer) (Elisa Toffoli, born 1977), Italian singer and songwriter
• Subcomandante Elisa (born 1955), Zapatista activist
• Elisa Aaltola (born 1978), Finnish philosopher
• Elisa Albert (born 1978), American author
• Elisa Badenes, Spanish ballet dancer
• Elisa Balsamo (born 1998), Italian cyclist
• Elisa Berroeta, Chilean wood engraver, illustrator
• Élisa Bonaparte (1777–1820), sister of Napoleon
• Elisa Caffont (born 1999), Italian snowboarder
• Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (born 1981), Mexican ballet dancer
• Elisa Carrió (born 1956), Argentine lawyer, professor, and politician
• Elisa Christy (1917–2018), Mexican actress and dancer
• Elisa Di Francisca (born 1982), Italian fencer
• Elisa Donovan (born 1971), American actress
• Lisvel Elisa Eve (born 1991), Dominican Republic volleyball player
• Elisa Fiorillo (born 1969), American singer
• Elisa Gabrielli, American actress and comedian
• Élisa Garnerin (1791–1853), French balloonist and parachutist
• Elisa Georgiou (born 1994), Greek Cypriot model
• Elisa Hämmerle (born 1995), Austrian artistic gymnast
• Elisa Holopainen (born 2001), Finnish ice hockey player
• Elisa Iorio (born 2003), Italian artistic gymnast
• Elisa Izquierdo (1989–1995), American murder victim
• Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), American fashion designer and Project Runway contestant
• Elisa Kadigia Bove (born 1943), Italian-Somali actress
• Elisa Lam (1991–2013), Canadian student whose death at the Cecil Hotel attracted wide attention
• Elisa Lindström, Swedish singer
• Elisa Loncón (born 1963), Mapuche linguist and indigenous rights activist
• Élisa Martin (born 1972), French politician
• Elisa Mevius (born 2004), German basketball player
• Elisa Miller (born 1982), Mexican film director, writer, and producer
• Elisa Montessori (born 1931), Italian painter
• Elisa Mújica (1918–2003), Colombian writer
• Elisa New (born 1958), American academic
• Elisa Oricchio (born 1979), Italian cancer researcher and associate professor
• Elisa Pritzker (born 1955), Argentine-American artist
• Elisa Quintana (born 1973), American astronomer
• Elisa Radziwill (1803–1834), Polish aristocrat
• Elisa Riedo, nanotechnologist
• Elisa Roner (born 2001), Italian archer
• Elisa Servenius (fl. 1809), Swedish soldier
• Elisa Silva (born 1999), Portuguese singer
• Elisa Siragusa (born 1986), Italian politician
• Elisa Togut (born 1978), Italian volleyball player
• Elisa Valero, Spanish architect and professor
• Elisa Volpatto (born 1986), Brazilian television and film actress
• Elisa Yukie Yokoyama (born 1997), Singaporean sailor
• Elisa Zamacois (1838–1915), Spanish singer and actress
• Elisa Zulueta (born 1984), Chilean television and film actress

Fictional characters with the name

• Elisa Maza in the Disney animated series Gargoyles
• Elisa, a child psychic from Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops .
• Elisa, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
• Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza, protagonist of the "Fire and Thorns" trilogy, by Rae Carson.

See also

• Elisha
• Eliza (given name)
• Elisa (disambiguation)

References

1. https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-elisa#:~:text=The%20name%20Elisa%20is%20a,%22god%20is%20my%20salvation%22.
2. "Elisa". Behind the Name. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

External links

• https://nameberry.com/babyname/elisa/boy