Marisa (given name)
Marisa is a feminine given name. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin maris, meaning "of the sea".[1] The name is also a Spanish, Portuguese or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel (Mary Elizabeth) or Maria Luisa (Mary Louise, 'Mary-Lou').
People with this name
- Marisa Abela (born 1996), English actress
- Marisa Allasio (born 1936), Italian actress
- Marisa Anderson, American guitarist
- Marisa Baena (born 1977), Colombian golfer
- Marisa Barros (born 1980), Portuguese long-distance runner
- Marisa Berenson (born 1946), American actress and model
- Marisa Catalina Casey (born 1979), photographer, graphic designer, educator, and co-author of the book Born in Our Heart
- Marisa Coughlan (born 1973), American actress and writer
- Marisa Fernández (born 1953), Spanish mathematician
- Marisa Ferretti Barth (1931–2021), Canadian senator
- Marisa Gata Mansa (1933-2003), Brazilian singer
- Marisa Letícia (1950–2017), second wife of former President of Brazil Luis Inácio "Lula" da Silva
- Marisa López (born 1964), Argentine field hockey player
- Marisa Mell (1939–1992), Austrian actress
- Marisa Merlini (1923–2008), Italian actress
- Marisa Miller (born 1978), American model
- Marisa Monte (born 1967), Brazilian popular singer
- Marisa Papen (born 1992), Belgian model
- Marisa Paredes (born 1946), also known by the surname "Bartolomé", Spanish actress
- Marisa Pavan (born 1932), Italian actress
- Marisa Ramirez (born 1977), American actress
- Mariza (Marisa dos Reis Nunes; born 1973), Portuguese fado singer
- Marisa Robles (born 1937), Spanish harpist
- Marisa Siketa (born 1990), Australian actress
- Marisa Tomei (born 1964), American actress
- Marisa Warrington (born 1973), actress
Fictional characters
- Marisa Coulter, a character from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
- Marisa, a Swordmaster from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Marisa Kirisame (霧雨 魔理沙), a fictional magician in numerous Touhou Project games
- Marisa Turner, Countess New Kiev, a character from David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series.
- Marisa Sarratore, a minor character from Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels
- Marisa, one of the main characters from the Disney Channel series K.C. Undercover
See also
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