Marisa (given name)

Marisa is a feminine given name. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin maris, meaning "of the sea". 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 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 Survivor (American TV series)
 * 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 (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 (1931-2015), Italian actress, singer, and television personality
 * Marisa de Leza (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, Portuguese fado singer
 * Marisa Drummond (born 1983), South African actress and director
 * Marisa Ewers (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
 * Marisa Gata Mansa (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 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 (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 (born 1978), American former politician
 * Marisa Masullo (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 (1939-1992), Austrian actress
 * Marisa Merlini (1923-2008), Italian character actress
 * Marisa Merz (1926-2019), Italian artist and sculptor
 * Marisa Miller (born 1978), American model
 * Marisa Monte (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 (born 1946), 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 (born 1960), American author, screenwriter, and film director
 * Marisa Sistach Peret (born 1952), Mexican film director
 * Marisa Soares Marques (born 1993), Luxembourgian 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 (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 Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials fantasy novel trilogy
 * Marisa Kirisame (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 Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels
 * Marisa Sierras, in the US TV soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by Sofia Pernas
 * Marisa (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter video game series, voiced by Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese) and Allegra Clark (English)
 * Marisa Turner, Countess New Kiev, in David Weber's "Honor Harrington" science fiction book series
 * Marisa Ventura, in the 2002 US romantic comedy film Maid in Manhattan, played by Jennifer Lopez