Liisa
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. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever. 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.
Notable people
Some notable people who have this name include:- Liisa Aibel, Estonian actress
- Liisa Anttila, Finnish orienteer
- Liisa Ehrberg, Estonian cyclist
- Liisa Hyssälä, Finnish politician
- Liisa Jaakonsaari, Finnish politician
- Liisa Kauppinen, Finnish human rights activist
- Liisa Laurila, Finnish swimmer
- Liisa Lilleste, Estonian footballer
- Liisa Merisalu, Estonian footballer
- Liisa Mustonen, Finnish actress
- Liisa Nevalainen, Finnish actress
- Liisa Oviir, Estonian lawyer and politician
- Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Estonian politician
- Liisa Past, Estonian civil servant and security expert
- Liisa Pulk, Estonian actress
- Liisa Rantalaiho, Finnish sociologist
- Liisa Repo-Martell, Canadian actor and artist
- Liisa Salmi, Finnish speed skater
- Liisa Savijarvi, Canadian skier
- Liisa Suihkonen, Finnish cross-country skier
- Liisa Tuomi, Finnish actress
- Liisa Turmann, Estonian curler
- Liisa Veijalainen, Finnish orienteer
- Liisa Winkler, Canadian model