Elisa (given name)

Elisa is both a feminine and masculine given name. It is of Phoenician origin. According to legend, the first queen of Carthage was Elissa (also known as Dido). Another opinion is that it is a shortened form of Elisabeth, a variant of the Biblical name Elizabeth. For other uses, see Elisa (disambiguation).

Closely related names include Elissa, Eliza, Lisa, Elsa, Elisha, and the French form Élise.

People with this name

 * Elisa Badenes, Spanish ballet dancer
 * Elisa Berroeta, Chilean wood engraver, illustrator
 * Élisa Bonaparte (1777–1820), sister of Napoleon
 * Elisa Carrillo Cabrera (born 1981), Mexican ballet dancer
 * Elisa Christy (born 1917), Mexican actress and dancer
 * Elisa Di Francisca (born 1982), Italian fencer
 * Elisa Donovan (born 1971), American actress
 * Lisvel Elisa Eve (born 1991), Dominican Republic volleyball player
 * Elisa Fiorillo (born 1969), American singer
 * Élisa Garnerin (1791–1853), French balloonist and parachutist
 * Elisa Georgiou (born 1994), Greek Cypriot model
 * Elisa Iorio (born 2003), Italian artistic gymnast
 * Elisa Izquierdo (1989–1995), American murder victim
 * Elisa Jimenez (born 1963), American fashion designer and Project Runway contestant
 * Elisa Lam (1991–2013), a Canadian student whose death at the Cecil Hotel attracted wide attention
 * Elisa Lindström, Swedish singer
 * Élisa Martin (born 1972), French politician
 * Elisa Kadigia Bove (born 1943), Italian-Somali actress
 * Elisa Radziwill (1803–1834), Polish aristocrat
 * Elisa Riedo, nanotechnologist
 * Elisa Roner (born 2001), Italian archer
 * Elisa Servenius (fl. 1809), Swedish soldier
 * Elisa Silva (born 1999), Portuguese singer
 * Elisa Siragusa (born 1986), Italian politician
 * Elisa Toffoli (born 1977), Italian singer
 * Elisa Togut (born 1978), Italian volleyball player
 * Elisa Volpatto (born 1986), Brazilian television and film actress
 * Elisa Zulueta (born 1984), Chilean television and film actress

Fictional characters

 * Elisa Maza in the Disney animated series Gargoyles
 * Elisa, a child psychic from Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops.
 * Lucero-Elisa de Riqueza, protagonist of the "Fire and Thorns" trilogy, by Rae Carson.