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Where does “Liisa” come from?

Liisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Elisabet, from Swedish Elisabet, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Liisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElisabet—
2SwedishElisabet—
3Ancient GreekἘλισάβετ—
4Hebrewאלישבעmy God is an oath; the Lord is her oath
5Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
6Hebrewשמואל—
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “Liisa”

  • Marja-Liisa
  • ahkeraliisa
  • pissis
  • pissaliisa
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