Lisa

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/7/2022, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #113
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
8/26/2016, 12:51 PM	Mike C	update #92
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian

Pronounced Pron. LEE-sə(English) LEE-za(German, Italian) LEE-sa(Dutch)

Meaning & History

Short form of Elizabeth 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.