Liisa
Liisa is a Finnish and Estonian female given name. Its nameday is 19 November in both countries. It originated as a variation of the name Lisa. As of January 2013, there are more than 100,000 women registered in Finland with this name.[1] It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular female given names ever.[2] As of 1 January 2020, 1,114 women in Estonia have the first name Liia, making it the 169th most popular female name in the country. The name is most commonly found in Saare County.[3]
Notable people
Some notable people who have this name include:
- Liisa Anttila (born 1974), Finnish orienteer
- Liisa Ehrberg (born 1988), Estonian cyclist
- Liisa Hyssälä (born 1948), Finnish politician
- Liisa Jaakonsaari (born 1945), Finnish politician
- Liisa Kauppinen (born 1939), Finnish human rights activist
- Liisa Laurila (born 1974), Finnish swimmer
- Liisa Mustonen (born 1969), Finnish actress
- Liisa Nevalainen (1916–1987), Finnish actress
- Liisa Oviir (born 1977), Estonian lawyer and politician
- Liisa Pulk (born 1985), Estonian actress
- Liisa Rantalaiho (b. 1933), Finnish sociologist
- Liisa Repo-Martell (born 1971), Canadian actor and artist
- Liisa Salmi (born 1914), Finnish speed skater
- Liisa Savijarvi (born 1963), Canadian skier
- Liisa Suihkonen (born 1943), Finnish cross-country skier
- Liisa Tuomi (1924–1989), Finnish actress
- Liisa Veijalainen (born 1951), Finnish orienteer
- Liisa Winkler, Canadian model
References
- ^ http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
- ^ http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/nimipalvelu_etunimitop.asp?L=3
- ^ "Nimede statistika". Eesti statiska (in Estonian). 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
See also
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