Lisa
English edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lēʹsə, lēʹzə, līʹzə, IPA(key): /ˈliːsə/, /ˈliːzə/, /ˈlaɪzə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) enPR: lēʹsə, lēʹzə, līʹzə, IPA(key): /ˈlisə/, /ˈlizə/, /ˈlaɪzə/
- Rhymes: -iːsə, -iːzə, -aɪzə
- Homophones: LISA, Liza, liza
Proper noun edit
Lisa (plural Lisas)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- You were born in the '70s? Were you named after Lisa on As the World Turns?
- 1868, William Meynell Whittmore, editor, Sunshine, page 138:
- Elizabeth coloured.
"Oh, I don't want the doll called after me, if that is what you mean," she said, rather disdainfully.
"Nonsense, Lisa!" laughed her father, "you ought to consider yourself highly honoured to have such a handsome lady as this for your namesake."
- 1997, Penelope Lively, Moon Tiger, Grove Press, →ISBN:
- Lisa is a better name. Claudia bangs, like the gong in the hall at Sotleigh. Bang - whoom! Lisa makes a nice silky noise, like streams or rain.
- 2007, Elinor Lipman, My Latest Grievance, →ISBN, page 16:
- Did I want to be burdened with a common name? Be the third Lisa and fourth Susan in my classroom? Darleen or Doreen or Maureen?
I did.
Usage notes edit
- Taken to general use as a full English given name in early 20th century. Very popular in the U.S. in the 1960s, and in the U.K. a decade later.
Translations edit
Noun edit
Lisa (plural Lisas)
- (computing, historical) Ellipsis of Apple Lisa.
- (slang) An idealised girlfriend.
Further reading edit
- Eric Partridge (2005), “Lisa”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1216.
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of Felisa. Also from English Liza, Lisa, diminutives of Elizabeth.
Proper noun edit
Lisa
- a female given name from English
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Lisa.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Lisa
- a female given name derived from Elisabeth
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of Elisabeth.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lisa f
- a female given name
Related terms edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Lisa
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Lisa: Lisuson
- daughter of Lisa: Lisudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Lisa |
Accusative | Lisu |
Dative | Lisu |
Genitive | Lisu |
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lisa f
- a female given name, diminutive of Élisabeth
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lisa
- a female given name from Elisabeth
Italian edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lisa f
- a female given name, diminutive of Elisabetta
Anagrams edit
Norman edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Lisa f
- a diminutive of the female given name Lisabé
- a female given name
Derived terms edit
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Lisa
- a female given name derived from Elisabeth
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From lisa, definite form of lisă (“uncultivated field”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Lisa f
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Elisabet. First recorded in Sweden in 1558.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lisa c (genitive Lisas)
- a female given name
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 31 611 females with the given name Lisa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 1910s and the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.