Luisa Name Meaning & Origin
Luisa
Origin of the name Luisa:
Feminine form of Louis (famous in war), which is from the Germanic Hluodowig, a compound name composed from the elements hluod (famous) and wīg (war, strife). Var: Louisane, Louise, Lovisa, Luise.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Personal experiences with the name Luisa
I know a Luisa. She's a very good cellist with long mostly straight blond hair and was born in 2000 or 2001.
- Nicknames for Luisa
Licha, Lulu, Sasa (ZA-za), Lu, Lui
- Meanings and history of the name Luisa
- Famous real-life people named Luisa
Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi, freedom fighter
Luisa Futoransky, novelist, essayist and poet
Luisa Valenzuela, author
Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim (b. 2008), daughter of American actor and comedian David Alan Grier- Luisa in song, story & screen