# Liisa

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{{Short description|Female given name}}
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[[File:Liisa Nevalainen 1939.jpg|thumb|[Liisa Nevalainen](/source/Liisa_Nevalainen), Finnish actress]]
'''Liisa''' is a [Finnish](/source/Finland) and [Estonia](/source/Estonia)n female given name. Its [name day](/source/name_day) is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name [Lisa](/source/Lisa_(given_name)) or [Alisa](/source/Alisa). As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3|title = Digital and population data services agency}}</ref> It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/nimipalvelu_etunimitop.asp?L=3|title = Digital and population data services agency}}</ref> 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](/source/Saare_County).<ref name="Stats">{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.ee/nimed/|title=Nimede statistika|date=2020|work=Eesti statiska|accessdate=17 November 2020|language=et}}</ref>

==Notable people==
Some notable people who have this name include:

* [Liisa Aibel](/source/Liisa_Aibel) (born 1972), Estonian actress
* [Liisa Anttila](/source/Liisa_Anttila) (born 1974), Finnish orienteer
* [Liisa Ehrberg](/source/Liisa_Ehrberg) (born 1988), Estonian cyclist
* [Liisa Hyssälä](/source/Liisa_Hyss%C3%A4l%C3%A4) (born 1948), Finnish politician 
* [Liisa Jaakonsaari](/source/Liisa_Jaakonsaari) (born 1945), Finnish politician
* [Liisa Kauppinen](/source/Liisa_Kauppinen) (born 1939), Finnish human rights activist 
* [Liisa Laurila](/source/Liisa_Laurila) (born 1974), Finnish swimmer
* [Liisa Lilleste](/source/Liisa_Lilleste) (born 1985), Estonian footballer
* [Liisa Merisalu](/source/Liisa_Merisalu) (born 2002), Estonian footballer
* [Liisa Mustonen](/source/Liisa_Mustonen) (born 1969), Finnish actress
* [Liisa Nevalainen](/source/Liisa_Nevalainen) (1916–1987), Finnish actress
* [Liisa Oviir](/source/Liisa_Oviir) (born 1977), Estonian lawyer and politician 
* [Liisa-Ly Pakosta](/source/Liisa-Ly_Pakosta) (born 1969), Estonian politician
* [Liisa Past](/source/Liisa_Past) (born 1980), Estonian civil servant and security expert
* [Liisa Pulk](/source/Liisa_Pulk) (born 1985), Estonian actress
* [Liisa Rantalaiho](/source/Liisa_Rantalaiho) (born 1933), Finnish sociologist
* [Liisa Repo-Martell](/source/Liisa_Repo-Martell) (born 1971), Canadian actor and artist
* [Liisa Salmi](/source/Liisa_Salmi) (1914–2001), Finnish speed skater
* [Liisa Savijarvi](/source/Liisa_Savijarvi) (born 1963), Canadian skier
* [Liisa Suihkonen](/source/Liisa_Suihkonen) (1943–2025), Finnish cross-country skier
* [Liisa Tuomi](/source/Liisa_Tuomi) (1924–1989), Finnish actress
* [Liisa Turmann](/source/Liisa_Turmann) (born 1990), Estonian curler 
* [Liisa Veijalainen](/source/Liisa_Veijalainen) (born 1951), Finnish orienteer
* [Liisa Winkler](/source/Liisa_Winkler), Canadian model

==See also==
* [Lisa (given name)](/source/Lisa_(given_name))
* [Liisi](/source/Liisi)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Given name}}

Category:Estonian feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names
Category:Finnish feminine given names

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