Alisa is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
, a version of
Alice
Alice may refer to:
* Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname
Literature
* Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll
* ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...
used in Russia, Ukraine, Finland, Estonia and other countries.
Notable people with the names Alisa and Alissa include:
Alisa
People
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Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian former competitive ice dancer
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Alisa Ahmann (born 1994), German fashion model
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Alisa Aksyonova (born 1931), Russian museum director
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Alisa Bellettini (1954–2016), American television producer
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Alisa Bokulich, American philosopher of science
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Alisa Buchinger (born 1992), Austrian karateka
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Alisa Burras (born 1975), American former professional basketball player
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Alisa Camplin (born 1974), Australian aerial skier
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Alisa Childers (born 1975), American singer and songwriter
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Alisa Chumachenko, Lithuanian entrepreneur
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Alisa Craig (1922–2005), American novelist Charlotte MacLeod’s pen name
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Alisa Drei (born 1978), Finnish former competitive figure skater
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Alisa Durbrow (born 1988), Japanese model, actress, and singer
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Alisa Efimova (born 1999), Finnish-Russian pair skater
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Alisa Fedichkina (born 2002), Russian competitive figure skater
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Alisa Freindlich
Alisa Brunovna Freindlich (born 8 December 1934) is a Russian actress. Since 1983, Freindlich has been a leading actress of the Bolshoi Drama Theater in Saint Petersburg, Russia. She was awarded the title of the People's Artist of the USSR in ...
(born 1934), Soviet and Russian actress
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Alisa Galliamova (born 1972), Russian chess player
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Alisa Ganieva
Alisa Arkadyevna Ganieva (or Ganiyeva; , born 1985) is a Russian author, writing novels, short prose and essays.
Life
Ganieva was born in Moscow in an Avar people (Caucasus), Avar family but moved with her family to Dagestan, where she lived i ...
(born 1985), Russian author and essayist
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Alisa M. Goldstein, American genetic epidemiologist
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Alisa Harvey (born 1965), American middle distance runner
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Alisa Jakobi (born 1981), Estonian artist, actress, and graphic designer
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Alisa Kajornchaiyakul (born 1966), Thai beauty pageant winner
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Alisa Kano (born 1994), American group rhythmic gymnast
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Alisa Kelli Wise
Alisa Kelli Wise (born December 14, 1962) is an American lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court since 2011.
Education
Wise is a graduate of Auburn University and the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law at F ...
(born 1962), American lawyer and judge
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Alisa Kezheradze
Alisa Kezheradze, : (11 December 193718 February 1996) was a Georgian pianist and teacher.
Born in Tbilisi, She received her first piano lessons from her pianist mother Lucya Kezheradze. She studied at the Tbilisi Central Music School for ...
(1937–1996), American pianist and teacher
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Alisa Khaleyeva
Alisa Yuzy Khaleyeva (; born September 26, 1978) is an Azerbaijani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Khaleyeva competed for Azerbaijan in the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ...
(born 1978), Azerbaijani former swimmer
*Alisa Kireeva (born 1989), Ukrainian former competitive figure skater
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Alisa Kirilyuk
Alisa Kirilyuk (born July 9, 1990) is a Russian sailor. She and Liudmila Dmitrieva placed 13th in the women's 470 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially br ...
(born 1990), Russian sailor
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Alisa Kleybanova
Alisa Mikhailovna Kleybanova (, born 15 July 1989) is a Russian former tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 20, achieved in February 2011. In her career, she won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. ...
(born 1989), Russian former tennis player
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Alisa Kolosova
Alisa Vladimirovna Kolosova (; born 29 July 1987 in Moscow) is a Russian mezzo-soprano.
Kolosova studied music from age five, focusing on piano and choral singing, then enrolled in the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts in 2004, where she studied ...
(born 1987), Russian mezzo-soprano
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Alisa Koonen (1889–1974), Russian and Soviet actress
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Alisa Kozhikina (born 2003), Russian singer
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Alisa Kresge (born 1985), American former basketball player and current coach
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Alisa Krylova
Alisa Sergeevna Krylova (rus. :ru:Крылова, Алиса Сергеевна, Алиса Сергеевна Крылова) — (born June 21, 1982 in Mirny, Yakutia) is a Russian model, the winner of the Mrs. Russia 2010 and Mrs Globe, Mrs. ...
(born 1982), Russian supermodel and international journalist
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Alisa Kwitney (born 1964), American writer
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Alisa LaGamma, American art historian
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Alisa Lepselter (born 1963), American film editor
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Alisa Margolis (born 1975), Ukrainian artist
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Alisa Marić (born 1970), Serbian chess player
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Alisa Melekhina (born 1991), American chess player and ballerina
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Alisa Mikonsaari (born 1993), Finnish figure skater
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Alisa Mitskog, American politician
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Alisa Mizuki
is a Japanese actress and singer. She began her career as a child model and gained attention for starring in commercials for Fujifilm, Fujicolor, among other brands, in the early 1990s.
She released her debut single "Densetsu no Shōjo" in 199 ...
(born 1976), Japanese actress, singer, and model
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Alisa Mon (born 1964), Soviet and Russian pop singer
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Alisa Ozhogina (born 2000), Russian-born Spanish synchro swimmer
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Alisa Palmer, Canadian theater director and playwright
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Alisa Persons, American writer and video filmmaker
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Alisa Reyes (born 1981), American actress
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Alisa Rukpinij (born 1995), Thai international footballer
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Alisa Sadikova (born 2003), Russian prodigy classical harpist
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Alisa Shevchenko (born 1984), Russian hacker and cybersecurity researcher
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Alisa Solomon (born 1956), American writer, journalist, and editor
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Alisa Spahić (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
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Alisa Summers, American drag queen
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Alisa Takigawa (born 1991), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter
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Alisa Tishchenko (born 2004), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
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Alisa Ueno (born 1989), Japanese singer, disk jockey, model, fashion designer, businessperson, and internet personality
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Alisa Vainio (born 1997), Finnish long-distance runner
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Alisa Valdes (born 1969), American author, journalist, and film producer
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Alisa Van Oijen (born 1992), Austrian former professional racing cyclist
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Alisa Vetterlein
Alisa Vetterlein (born 22 October 1988) is a German former Women's association football, football Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper, who played for various teams in the Fußball-Bundesliga (women), Bundesliga. She is the older sister ...
(born 1988), German former footballer
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Alisa Vox (born 1987), Russian singer, member of Leningrad (band)
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Alisa Walker, member of American country music band Redhead Express
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Alisa Walton (born 1970), Canadian actress
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Alisa Weilerstein (born 1982), American classical cellist
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Alisa Wells (1927–1988), American photographer
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Alisa Xayalith
Alisa Xayalith (born 24 August 1986) is a New Zealand musician best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and Electronic keyboard, keyboard player for the indie electronic band the Naked and Famous.
Early life
Xayalith, the daughter of Laos, ...
(born 1986), New Zealand musician
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Alisa Zhambalova (born 1994), Russian cross-country skier
Fictional characters
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Alisa Bannings, in the Japanese multimedia franchise ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha''
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Alisa Bosconovitch, from the ''
Tekken
is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations.
The main games in the series follow the events ...
'' video game series
*Alisa Jones, in the American web television series ''
Jessica Jones
Jessica Campbell Jones-Cage, professionally known as Jessica Jones, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Gaydos and first appea ...
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Alisa Seleznyova, in Russian writer Kir Bulychev's series of children's science fiction books
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Alisa Tager, or Cipher, from "X-Men" comics
* Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou, the female main character of the series ''
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian''
Alissa
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Alissa Anderegg (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder and Alzheimer’s activist
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Alissa Bjerkhoel, American lawyer
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Alissa Chavez
Alissa Marie Chavez is an American inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for her invention "Hot Seat", an alarm for child car seats being left occupied, which she invented as a teenager. She is the founder and CEO of the company Assila.
Early l ...
, American inventor, entrepreneur, and engineer
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Alissa Crans, American mathematician
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Alissa Czisny (born 1987), American former competitive figure skater
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Alissa Firsova (born 1986), Russian-British classical composer, pianist, and conductor
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Alissa Golob, Canadian
anti-abortion
Anti-abortion movements, also self-styled as pro-life movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its Abortion by country, legality. Many anti-abortion movements began as countermovements in r ...
and women’s rights activist
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Alissa J. Rubin, American journalist and writer
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Alissa Johnson (born 1987), American ski jumper
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Alissa Jordaan (born 2003), Australian Paralympic athlete
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Alissa Jung (born 1981), German actress and physician
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Alissa Kallinikou (born 1985), Cypriot sprinter
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Alissa Keny-Guyer (born 1959), American politician
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Alissa M. Weaver, American oncologist
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Alissa Moreno, American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress
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Alissa Musto, American singer, pianist, and songwriter
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Alissa Nutting, American author and creative writing professor
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Alissa Quart
Alissa Quart (born 1972) is an American nonfiction, nonfiction writer, critic, journalist, editor, and poet. Her nonfiction books are ''Republic of Outsiders: The Power of Amateurs, Dreamers and Rebels'' (2013), ''Hothouse Kids: The Dilemma of the ...
(born 1972), American nonfiction writer, critic, journalist, editor, and poet
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Alissa St Laurent (born 1984), Canadian ultramarathon runner
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Alissa Thomas-Newborn, American Orthodox Jewish spiritual leader
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Alissa Walser
Alissa Walser (born 1961) is a German writer, translator, and artist. She was born in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. Her father is the German writer Martin Walser. She is known for her short stories, plays, novels, and translations. Many o ...
(born 1961), German writer, translator, and artist
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Alissa White-Gluz
Alissa White-Gluz (; born 31 July 1985) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, and former lead vocalist and founding member of the Canadian metalcore band The Agonist. Her vocal ...
(born 1985), Canadian singer
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Alissa Wykes (born 1967/1968), American former football player
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Alissa Yagi (born 1995), Japanese actress and model
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Alissa York (born 1970), Canadian writer
See also
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Alyssa (disambiguation)
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Ailsa (disambiguation)
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Arisa (disambiguation)
References
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