Lisa
/ˈliːsə/US/ˈlisə/
Lisa proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew. Also the ellipsis of Apple Lisa.
Proper noun (1)
Lisa (plural Lisas)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- You were born in the '70s? Were you named after Lisa on As the World Turns?
- Elizabeth coloured.
"Oh, I don't want the doll called after me, if that is what you mean," she said, rather disdainfully.
"Nonsense, Lisa!" laughed her father, "you ought to consider yourself highly honoured to have such a handsome lady as this for your namesake."1868, William Meynell Whittmore, editor, Sunshine, page 138
Noun (1)
Lisa (plural Lisas)
- An idealised girlfriend.
Noun (2) capitalized: LISA
IPA/ˈliːzə/
LISA (plural LISAs)
- Acronym of lifetime individual savings account
Proper noun (2) capitalized: LISA
IPA/ˈliːzə/
LISA
- Initialism of Laser Interferometer Space Antenna; abbreviation, used in LISA Pathfinder, an ESA space probe that will test technologies needed a gravitational wave observatory.
Also used as
Lisa is also the ellipsis of Apple Lisa.
Lisa meaning in Arabic
Lisa in Arabic
- female given name
- لِيزَا līzā
Forms of Lisa
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Lisas |
| Noun | |
| plural | Lisas |
| plural | LISAs |
Origin of Lisa
Diminutive of Elisabeth in several European languages. The computer is named after Lisa Brennan-Jobs, officially explained as an acronym for “Locally Integrated Software Architecture”.
Phrases with Lisa
Words that rhyme with Lisa
Questions about Lisa
- What does Lisa mean?
- Lisa means a female given name from Hebrew.
- What is Lisa in Arabic?
- Lisa in Arabic is لِيزَا (līzā). See Lisa meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Lisa?
- Lisa can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Lisa?
- Lisa is pronounced /ˈliːsə/ (UK).
Words near Lisa in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Lisa (page history and authors); LISA (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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