Elisa

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Elisa

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, German, Italian, French
Etymology:
Elisa is short for Elisabeth. Elisabeth (or Élisabeth) is the German (or French) name that the English-speakers generally know as Elizabeth. Elizabeth comes from a Hebrew name, Elisheva, or Elisheba. Originally it meant “My God is Bountiful,” “God of Plenty,” “Consecrated to God,” “Oath of God,” “God is Satisfaction,” or “God is Perfection.”

Elisa is also short for Elisabetta, the Italian form of Elizabeth.

History:
N/A
Please see Elisabeth, or Elizabeth for more information.

Pronunciation: ee-liss-ah.

Alternates: Elissa, Elisse, Elise, Eliza.

Famous Bearers:
Political Figures:
Élisa Bonaparte (Italian: Maria Anna Elisa Buonaparte) (1777-1820)
Napoleon's sister.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.027 % named Elisa

Popularity of Elisa:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 153rd most popular.
1875: 291st most popular.
1900-1910: 524th most popular.
1910-1920: 545th most popular.
1920-1930: 545th most popular.
1930-1940: 479th most popular.
1940-1950: 447th most popular.
1950-1960: 565th most popular.
1960-1970: 396th most popular.
1970-1980: 342nd most popular.
1980-1990: 344th most popular.
1990: 410th most popular.
1991: 401st most popular.
1992: 436th most popular.
1993: 445th most popular.
1994: 468th most popular.
1995: 450th most popular.
1996: 426th most popular.
1997: 438th most popular.
1998: 453rd most popular.
1999: 517th most popular.
2000: 520th most popular.
2001: 486th most popular.
2002: 487th most popular.
2003: 513th most popular.

In France...
1900: 81st most popular.
1910: 109th most popular.
1920: 138th most popular.
1930: 183rd most popular.
1932: 198th most popular.
1940-1970: N/A
1979: 176th most popular.
1980: 156th most popular.
1990: 159th most popular.
2000: 31st most popular.