Elisa

== English == === Etymology === A spelling variant of Elise. === Proper noun === Elisa A female given name from French. == Albanian == === Proper noun === Elisa f a female given name == Danish == === Proper noun === Elisa a female given name, short for Elisabeth == Faroese == === Proper noun === Elisa f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Elisa: Elisuson daughter of Elisa: Elisudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelisɑ/, [ˈe̞lis̠ɑ̝] Rhymes: -elisɑ Syllabification(key): E‧li‧sa Hyphenation(key): E‧li‧sa === Etymology 1 === A shorter form of Elisabet. ==== Proper noun ==== Elisa a female given name, short for Elisabet ===== Usage notes ===== Not used as a male given name. ===== Declension ===== ===== Statistics ===== Elisa is the 129th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 5,538 female individuals (and as a middle name to 13,694 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Etymology 2 === From Biblical Hebrew אֱלִישָׁע (Elisha'). ==== Proper noun ==== Elisa Elisha (biblical character) ===== Usage notes ===== Not used as a male given name. ===== Declension ===== === Anagrams === -elias, Elias == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔeˈliːza/ === Proper noun === Elisa a diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth Elisha (biblical character) ==== Usage notes ==== Only very rarely given to males as a name, and then typically given as a second first name rather than a first name / call name. == Italian == === Proper noun === Elisa f a female given name, short for Elisabetta (Greek mythology) Elissa === Anagrams === Alesi, alesi, esali == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛˈliː.sa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈliː.s̬a] === Proper noun === Elīsa f sg (genitive Elīsae); first declension alternative spelling of Elissa ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈlisa/ [eˈli.sa] Rhymes: -isa Syllabification: E‧li‧sa === Proper noun === Elisa f (Greek mythology) Elissa a female given name