Luisa or Luísa (Portuguese) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig, from the Germanic elements hlod \"fame\" and wig \"combat\".

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Luisa (Italian and Spanish) or Luísa (Portuguese) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements hlod \"fame\" and wig \"combat\".\n

Variations include Luisinha, Luisella, Luisana, Luisetta, Luigia, Luiza and Luisel. \nIts popularity derives from the cult of Saint Louise de Marillac of Paris, and from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Luisa Miller.\n

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People with the given name

Luisa

Luisa Accati (born 1942), Italian historian, anthropologist and feminist public intellectual
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence
Luisa Baldini, Anglo-Italian news reporter and presenter, presently working for BBC News
Luisa Beccaria, Italian fashion designer
Luisa Lacal de Bracho (1874–1962), Spanish pianist, musicologist, and writer
Luisa Bradshaw-White (born 1975), English actress
Luisa María Calderón (born 1956), Mexican politician
Luisa Capetillo (1879–1922), Corsican-Puerto Rican writer and anarchist
Luisa Casati (1881–1957), Italian artists' model
Luisa Castro (born 1966), Spanish poet and writer
Luísa Diogo (1958–2026), Mozambican politician, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2004–2010)
Luisa DiPietro, faculty member at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
Luisa Durán (born 1941), former First Lady of Chile, the wife of Chile Ricardo Lagos
Luisa \"Loi\" Ejercito Estrada (born 1930), Filipino politician
Luisa Ferida (1914–1945), Italian stage and motion picture actress
Luisa Garmendia (1797–1857), Argentine-Chilean First Lady of Chile
Luisa Görlich (born 1998), German ski jumper
Luisa Grube (born 2001), German paraclimber
Luisa Lambertini (born 1963), Italian economist specializing in monetary and fiscal policies
Luisa Martín (born 1960), Spanish actress
Luisa Martín Rojo (born 1961), Spanish linguist
Luisa of Medina-Sidonia (1613–1666), Queen of Portugal
Luisa Menárguez, Spanish harpist and educator
Luisa Micheletti (born 1983), presenter on MTV Brazil
Luisa Moreno (1907–1992), Guatemalan-American communist and writer
Luisa Morgantini (born 1940), Italian politician, Member of the European Parliament
Luisa Eugenia Navas (1920-2020), Chilean pharmacist and botanist
Luisa Ottolini (born 1954), Italian physicist
Luisa Ranieri (born 1973), Italian actress
Luisa Rivelli (1931–2013), Italian film actress
Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), Spanish sculptor of the Baroque Era
Luisa Rossi (1925–1984), Italian actress
Luisa Sala (1923–1986), Spanish actress
Luisa Sanz Martínez (born 1970), Spanish politician
Luisa Spagnoli (1877–1935), Italian entrepreneur
Luisa Stefani (born 1997) Brazilian professional tennis player
Luisa Teresa Pacheco (died 2023), Venezuelan politician
Luisa Tetrazzini (1871–1940), Italian coloratura soprano
Luisa Toledo (1939–2021), Chilean human rights activist
Luisa Torsi (born 1964), Italian chemist
Luisa Värk (born 1987), Estonian singer
Luisa Welcke (born 2002), German ice hockey player
Luisa Wilson (born 2005), Mexican-Canadian ice hockey player
Luisa Zissman (born 1987), British television personality

Luisel

Luisel Ramos (1984–2006), Uruguayan model

Luisana

Luisana Lopilato (born 1987), Argentine actress and model
Luisana Melo, Venezuelan politician
Luisana Pérez (journalist), Venezuelan-American communications expert and political advisor
Luisana Pérez (table tennis), Venezuelan table tennis player

Fictional characters with the name

Luisa Alver, a fictional character played by Yara Martinez in the series Jane the Virgin
Luisa Anselmi, a fictional character played by Anouk Aimée in the 1962 film 8½
Luisa Contini, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2009 film Nine
Luisa \"Adelita\" Espina, a fictional character played by Carla Baratta in the series Mayans MC
Luisa Madrigal, a fictional character played by Jessica Darrow in the 2021 Disney film Encanto

Other uses

Luisa

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