Marisa is a feminine

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 ...

. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin ''maris,'' meaning "of the sea".. . Retrieved 2013-07-05. The name is also a Spanish, Portuguese or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel (Mary Elizabeth) or Maria Luisa (Mary Louise, 'Mary-Lou').

People with this name

* Marisa Abbondanzieri (born 1956), Italian politician * Marisa Abegg (born 1987), American retired UPSL player * Marisa Abela (born 1996), English actress * Marisa Acocella Marchetto (born 1962), American cartoonist * Marisa Allasio (born 1936), Italian retired actress * Marisa Anderson, American multi-instrumentalist and composer * Marisa Antonio, El Salvador international footballer * Marisa Baena (born 1977), Colombian golfer * Marisa Barros (born 1980), Portuguese long-distance runner * Marisa Bartoli (1942–2024), Italian actress * Marisa Bartolomei, American cell biologist and professor * Marisa Belli (born 1933), Italian actress * Marisa Berenson (born 1947), American actress and model * Marisa Boullosa (born 1961), Mexican artist * Marisa Brunner (born 1982), Swiss retired footballer * Marisa Buchheit, American soprano and beauty pageant titleholder * Marisa Butler (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder * Marisa Calihan, American contestant on

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* Marisa Calin (born 1983), American-born English actress, writer, and producer * Marisa Canales (born 1959), Mexican flute player * Marisa Carnesky (born 1971), British live artist and showwoman * Marisa Carrasco, Mexican psychologist and professor * Marisa Casanueva (born 1981), Spanish long-distance runner * Marisa Catalina Casey (born 1979), Colombian-born American photographer, graphic designer, educator, and co-author of the book Born in Our Hearts * Marisa Chappell, American historian and associate professor * Marisa Churchill, American contestant on Top Chef: Los Angeles * Marisa Cleveland, South Korean-born American author, educator, executive director, and managing partner * Marisa Cortesi (born 1970), Swiss former equestrian * Marisa Coughlan (born 1973), American actress and writer *

Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert Marisa Colleen Dalrymple-Philibert is a Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician, representing the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). She was the 15th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Early life and education Dalrymple-Philibert was born in 1 ...

(born 1956), Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician * Marisa Dal Santo (born 1987), American former professional skateboarder and clothing retailer * Marisa Darasavath (born 1972), Laotian artist and translator * Marisa Davila (born 1997), American actress * Marisa De Aniceto (born 1986), French track and field athlete *

Marisa Del Frate Marisa Del Frate (11 March 1931 – 5 February 2015) was an Italian singer, actress and television personality who was mainly active in the 1950s and 60s. Life and career Born in Rome, Del Frate started her career as a model and took part in se ...

(1931-2015), Italian actress, singer, and television personality *

Marisa de Leza María Luisa González Benés, known artistically as Marisa de Leza (9 June 1933 – 13 October 2020), was a Spanish film and television actress.D'Lugo p.98 She died in Madrid after a long illness, aged 87. Partial filmography * '' I'm Not Ma ...

(1933-2020), Spanish film- and television actress * Marisa de Lille (born 1966), Mexican singer and actress * Marisa de los Santos (born 1966), American author and poet * Marisa Demeo (born 1966), American associate judge * Marisa Dick (born 1997), Canadian-born Trinidad and Tobago artistic gymnast * Marisa Didio (born 1956), American former national field hockey coach * Marisa dos Reis Nunes (born 1973), birth name of

Mariza Marisa dos Reis Nunes (born 16 December 1973), known professionally as Mariza (), is a Portuguese fado singer. Mariza was born in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese Mozambique, to a Portuguese father, José Brandão Nunes, and a Mozambican mothe ...

, Portuguese fado singer * Marisa Drummond (born 1983), South African actress and director *

Marisa Ewers Marisa Henrike Ewers is a German former footballer who played as a defender for Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburger SV. She is currently General Manager of Aston Villa Women. Ewers started playing football at the age o ...

(born 1989), German former footballer * Marisa Fernández (born 1953), Spanish mathematician and professor * Marisa Ferreira (born 1983), Portuguese artist * Marisa Ferretti Barth (1931-2021), Canadian politician * Marisa Field (born 1987), Canadian volleyball player * Marisa Franco, American Latino rights advocate and community organizer * Marisa Galvany (born 1936), American soprano * (1933-2003), Brazilian singer and songwriter * Marisa Gerez (born 1976), Argentine footballer * Marisa Glave (born 1981), Peruvian sociologist and politician * Mariša Golob (born 1990), Slovenian powerlifter * Marisa Gonzalez (born 1943), Spanish multimedia artist * Marisa Guterman (born 1988), American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer, and singer-songwriter * Marisa Hamamoto, Japanese-American professional dancer, speaker, and social entrepreneur * Marisa Harvey (born 1975), Maltese former footballer * Marisa Howard (born 1992), American steeplechase runner * Marisa J. Fuentes, American writer, historian, academic, and associate professor * Marisa Jervella (born 1968), Swiss gymnast * Marisa Jones, New Zealand curler and curling coach * Marisa Jossa (born 1938), Italian television actress * Marisa Joy, American contestant on American Idol (season 3) * Marisa Kabas (born 1987), American journalist * Marisa Kelly, American political scientist and academic administrator * Marisa Kozlowski, American chemist and professor * Marisa Kwiatkowski, American journalist and investigative reporter * Marisa Lago (born 1955), American attorney * Marisa Lankester (born 1963), Italian writer and author *

Marisa Laurito Marisa Laurito (born 19 April 1951) is an Italian actress, singer and television personality. Life and career Born in Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after ...

(born 1951), Italian actress, singer, and television personality * Marisa Lavanchy (born 1990), Swiss sprinter * Marisa Lenhardt, American member of industrial rock group Deathline International * Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva (1950-2017), Brazilian/Italian First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010 * Marisa Lino (born 1950), Italian-born American retired diplomat * Marisa Linton, British author, historian, and professor emerita of history * Marisa Liz (born 1982), Portuguese lead singer of pop rock band Amor Electro * Marisa López (born 1964), Argentine retired field hockey player * Marisa Mackle (born c. 1973), Northern Irish journalist and romance novelist * Marisa Maresca (1923-1988), Italian showgirl, soubrette, and theater dancer * Marisa Maria Louise Micallef, Maltese politician and ambassador *

Marisa Marquez Marisa Marquez is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, having served from 2009 until 2017. She did not seek re-election in 2016. In 2008, Marquez unseated Paul Moreno, the longest-serving Latino elected official in ...

(born 1978), American former politician *

Marisa Masullo Marisa Masullo (born 8 May 1959) is a former Italian athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Biography Masullo was born in Milan, Italy and competed for Italy at three Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 a ...

(born 1959), Italian former sprinter * Marisa Matarazzo, American author, academic, and assistant professor * Marisa Matias (born 1976), Portuguese sociologist and politician * Marisa Medina (1942-2012), Spanish singer, actress, and television presenter *

Marisa Mell Marisa Mell (born Marlies Theres Moitzi; 24 February 1939 – 16 May 1992) was an Austrian actress. Typecast as a femme fatale in European arthouse and genre films, she is best regarded for her performances as Eva Kant in Mario Bava's critically ...

(1939-1992), Austrian actress *

Marisa Merlini Marisa Merlini (6 August 1923 – 27 July 2008) was an Italian character actress active in Italy's post-World War II cinema. Merlini appeared in over fifty films during her career, which spanned from World War II to 2005. In Luigi Comencini's 19 ...

(1923-2008), Italian character actress *

Marisa Merz Marisa Merz (née Maria Luisa Truccato 23 May 1926 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian artist and sculptor.

(1926-2019), Italian artist and sculptor *

Marisa Miller Marisa Lee Miller (née Bertetta; born August 6, 1978) is an American model best known for her appearances in the '' Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' and her work for Victoria's Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino ...

(born 1978), American model *

Marisa Monte Marisa de Azevedo Monte (; born 1 July 1967) is a Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and producer of Brazilian popular music and samba. As of 2011, she had sold 10 million albums worldwide and has won numerous national and internat ...

(born 1967), Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and music producer * Marisa Morán Jahn (born 1977), American multimedia artist, writer, and educator * Marisa Mori (1900-1985), Italian painter and printmaker * Marisa Moseley (born 1982), American basketball head coach * Marisa Musu (1925-2002), Italian anti-fascist resistance fighter, journalist, and political activist * Marisa Olislagers (born 2000), Dutch professional footballer * Marisa Olson (born 1977), German artist, writer, curator, critic, and former punk singer * Marisa Orth (born 1963), Brazilian actress, singer, and TV host * Marisa Papen (born 1992), Belgian model and naturist * Marisa Paredes (1946–2024), Spanish actress * Marisa Park (born 1991), Filipino international footballer * Marisa Paterson (born 1982), Australian anthropologist, academic, and politician * Marisa Pavan (born 1932), Italian actress * Marisa Pedulla (born 1969), American former Olympic judoka * Marisa Peguri (born 1976), Argentine former rower * Marisa Pires Nogueira (born 1966), birth name of Marisa (footballer), Brazilian footballer * Marisa Polvino, American film producer * Marisa Porcel (1943-2018), Spanish stage-, film-, and television actress * Marisa Prisa, Spanish drag performer * Marisa Ramirez (born 1977), American actress * Marisa Rezende (born 1944), Brazilian music educator and composer * Marisa Roberto (born c. 1971), Italian-American neuroscientist and professor * Marisa Robles (born 1937), Spanish harpist and composer * Marisa Román (born 1982), Venezuelan actress * Marisa Rowe (born 1963), Australian former WNBL player * Marisa Ryan (born 1974), American actress * Marisa Sánchez (1933-2018), Spanish chef, gourmet, and businesswoman * Marisa Sannia (1947-2008), Italian singer * Marisa Sartika Maladewi (born 1993), Indonesian super model * Marisa Serrano, Brazilian politician and educator * Marisa Scheinfeld (born 1980), American artist, photographer, and educator * Marisa Siketa (born 1990), Australian actress, disc jockey, animal ambassador, and traffic manager *

Marisa Silver Marisa Silver (born April 23, 1960) is an American author, screenwriter and film director. Film work Silver enrolled at Harvard University and majored in Visual Studies. After assisting documentary filmmaker and MIT faculty member, Ricky Leacoc ...

(born 1960), American author, screenwriter, and film director * Marisa Sistach Peret (born 1952), Mexican film director * Marisa Soares Marques (born 1993), Luxembourgish footballer * Marisa Solinas (1939-2019), Italian actress and singer * Marisa Sterling, Canadian candidate in the Ontario Liberal Party candidates in the 2011 Ontario provincial election * Marisa T. Darden, American lawyer *

Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei ( , ; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in '' My Cousin Vinny'' (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations ...

(born 1964), American actress * Marisa Uceda (born 1979), Argentine politician and former lawyer * Marisa van der Meer (born 2002), New Zealand professional footballer * Marisa Vernati (1920-1988), Italian actress * Marisa Viggiano (born 1997), American NWSL player * Marisa Volpi (1928-2015), Italian art historian and writer * Marisa von Bülow, Brazilian political scientist, sociologist, and professor * Marisa Warrington (born 1973), English-born Australian actress * Marisa Wegrzyn (born 1981), American playwright * Marisa Weiss, American oncologist * Marisa Williamson (born 1985), American artist * Marisa Winkelhausen (born 1988), Swiss curler * Marisa Zanuck, American contestant on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills * Marisa Zuriel (born 1982), Argentine chess player

Fictional characters

* Marisa, in the video game '' Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' * Marisa Clark, in the US comedy TV series '' K.C. Undercover'', played by Veronica Dunne * Marisa Coulter, in

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Marisa Kirisame The , also known simply as , is a bullet hell shoot 'em up video game series created by Indie game, independent Japanese Doujin soft, soft developer Team Shanghai Alice. The team's sole member, ZUN (video game developer), Jun'ya "ZUN" Ōta, ha ...

(霧雨魔理沙), in numerous ''Touhou Project'' video games * Marisa Moreno, in Ashley Hope Pérez' novel '' What Can't Wait'' * Marisa Sarratore, in

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'' * Marisa Sierras, in the US TV soap opera ''

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'', played by Sofia Pernas * Marisa (Street Fighter), in the ''

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'' video game series, voiced by Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese) and Allegra Clark (English) * Marisa Turner, Countess New Kiev, in

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" science fiction book series * Marisa Ventura, in the 2002 US romantic comedy film ''

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* Princess Marisa, in animated series ''

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