Gender: Feminine
Origin: Italian
The name could either be a contracted Italian form of Elisabetta or it may be a feminine form of Eliseo, the Italian form of Elisha.
Its French form of Élise was introduced via the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte (1777-1820).
Currently, Elisa is the 7th most popular female name in Italian-speaking Switzerland, (2010) and the 12th most popular in Italy, (2010). Her rankings in other countries are as follows:
- # 34 (Belgium, 2009)
- # 47 (France, 2009)
- # 56 (Austria, 2010)
- # 115 (Netherlands, 2010)
- # 496 (United States, 2010)