Liisa

{{Short description|Female given name}}

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File:Liisa Nevalainen 1939.jpg, Finnish actress]]

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.{{Cite web|url=http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3|title = Digital and population data services agency}} It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.{{Cite web|url=http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/nimipalvelu_etunimitop.asp?L=3|title = Digital and population data services agency}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.stat.ee/nimed/|title=Nimede statistika|date=2020|work=Eesti statiska|accessdate=17 November 2020|language=et}}