Lisa
Lisa is the Irish form of the female given name Lisa.
Lisa is used as a female given name.
Meaning: female given name (name)
Did you know?
- While Lisa is spelled the same as in English, the Irish 's' in this position is typically pronounced as a sharp 's' rather than a 'sh' sound.
- In Irish, the name Lisa is often a shortened version of Élisabet, which is the Irish adaptation of 'Elizabeth'.
- Because Irish uses a system of lenition, a name starting with 'L' like Lisa does not change its first letter when following the possessive 'of' in certain grammatical structures.
Examples in context
- An bhfuil Lisa anseo?Is Lisa here?
- Is mise Lisa.I am Lisa.
Example conversation
Siobhán and Oisín are talking about a colleague.
- SiobhánAr fud an oifig, an bhfuil Lisa ansin?Is Lisa there in the office?
- OisínNíl sí ansin, a Siobhán.She isn't there, Siobhán.
- SiobhánAn bhfuil a fhios agat cá bhfuil Lisa?Do you know where Lisa is?
- OisínTá sí ag obair sa chathaoir.She is working in the chair.
