Liisa is a Finnish and

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n female given name. Its

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is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name

Lisa Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), ...

Alisa Alisa is a female given name, a version of Alice in used in Russia, Finland, Estonia and other countries. Notable people with the names Alisa and Alissa include: Alisa People * Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian former competitive ice dan ...

. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liisa, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in

Saare County Saare County ( et, Saare maakond or ''Saaremaa''; la, Oesel; german: Ösel; sv, Ösel) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Ab ...

Notable people

Some notable people who have this name include: *

Liisa Aibel Liisa Aibel (born 21 September 1972) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress. Early life and education Liisa Aibel was born in Viljandi and attended school in Pärnu, graduating from Pärnu Secondary School No. 6 in 1990. As a teenager, ...

(born 1972), Estonian actress *

Liisa Anttila Liisa Anttila (born 30 September 1974) is a Finnish orienteering and ski-orienteering champion. Orienteering Anttila won a gold medal in the ''relay event'' at the 2001 World Orienteering Championships in Tamp