Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its name day is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa or Alisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name.[1] It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.[2] As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liisa, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Saare County.[3]

Liisa Nevalainen, Finnish actress

Notable people

edit

Some notable people who have this name include:

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Digital and population data services agency".
  2. ^ "Digital and population data services agency".
  3. ^ "Nimede statistika". Eesti statiska (in Estonian). 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.