Marisa (given name)

Marisa is a feminine given name. Like the given name Marissa, the name is derived from the Latin maris, meaning "of the sea". The name is also a Spanish, Portuguese or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel (Mary Elizabeth) or Maria Luisa (Mary Louise, 'Mary-Lou').

People with this name

• Marisa Abbondanzieri (born 1956), Italian politician
• Marisa Abegg (born 1987), American retired UPSL player
• Marisa Abela (born 1996), English actress
• Marisa Acocella Marchetto (born 1962), American cartoonist
• Marisa Allasio (born 1936), Italian retired actress
• Marisa Anderson, American multi-instrumentalist and composer
• Marisa Antonio, El Salvador international footballer
• Marisa Baena (born 1977), Colombian golfer
• Marisa Barros (born 1980), Portuguese long-distance runner
• Marisa Bartoli (1942–2024), Italian actress
• Marisa Bartolomei, American cell biologist and professor
• Marisa Belli (born 1933), Italian actress
• Marisa Berenson (born 1947), American actress and model
• Marisa Boullosa (born 1961), Mexican artist
• Marisa Brunner (born 1982), Swiss retired footballer
• Marisa Buchheit, American soprano and beauty pageant titleholder
• Marisa Butler (born 1994), American beauty pageant titleholder
• Marisa Calihan, American contestant on Survivor (American TV series)
• Marisa Calin (born 1983), American-born English actress, writer, and producer
• Marisa Canales (born 1959), Mexican flute player
• Marisa Carnesky (born 1971), British live artist and showwoman
• Marisa Carrasco, Mexican psychologist and professor
• Marisa Casanueva (born 1981), Spanish long-distance runner
• Marisa Catalina Casey (born 1979), Colombian-born American photographer, graphic designer, educator, and co-author of the book Born in Our Hearts
• Marisa Chappell, American historian and associate professor
• Marisa Churchill, American contestant on Top Chef: Los Angeles
• Marisa Cleveland, South Korean-born American author, educator, executive director, and managing partner
• Marisa Cortesi (born 1970), Swiss former equestrian
• Marisa Coughlan (born 1973), American actress and writer
• Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert (born 1956), Jamaican attorney-at-law and politician
• Marisa Dal Santo (born 1987), American former professional skateboarder and clothing retailer
• Marisa Darasavath (born 1972), Laotian artist and translator
• Marisa T. Darden, American lawyer
• Marisa Davila (born 1997), American actress
• Marisa De Aniceto (born 1986), French track and field athlete
• Marisa Del Frate (1931–2015), Italian actress, singer, and television personality
• Marisa de Leza (1933–2020), Spanish film- and television actress
• Marisa de Lille (born 1966), Mexican singer and actress
• Marisa de los Santos (born 1966), American author and poet
• Marisa Demeo (born 1966), American associate judge
• Marisa Dick (born 1997), Canadian-born Trinidad and Tobago artistic gymnast
• Marisa Didio (born 1956), American former national field hockey coach
• Marisa dos Reis Nunes (born 1973), birth name of Mariza, Portuguese fado singer
• Marisa Drummond (born 1983), South African actress and director
• Marisa Emonts (born 2005), Belgian-German biathlete
• Marisa Ewers (born 1989), German former footballer
• Marisa Fernández (born 1953), Spanish mathematician and professor
• Marisa Ferreira (born 1983), Portuguese artist
• Marisa Ferretti Barth (1931–2021), Canadian politician
• Marisa Field (born 1987), Canadian volleyball player
• Marisa Franco, American Latino rights advocate and community organizer
• Marisa J. Fuentes, American writer, historian, academic, and associate professor
• Marisa Galvany (born 1936), American soprano
• Marísa García (born 2006), Spanish footballer
• Marisa Gata Mansa (1933–2003), Brazilian singer and songwriter
• Marisa Gerez (born 1976), Argentine footballer
• Marisa Glave (born 1981), Peruvian sociologist and politician
• Mariša Golob (born 1990), Slovenian powerlifter
• Marisa Gonzalez (born 1943), Spanish multimedia artist
• Marisa Guterman (born 1988), American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer, and singer-songwriter
• Marisa Hamamoto, Japanese-American professional dancer, speaker, and social entrepreneur
• Marisa Howard (born 1992), American steeplechase runner
• Marisa Jervella (born 1968), Swiss gymnast
• Marisa Jones, New Zealand curler and curling coach
• Marisa Jossa (born 1938), Italian television actress
• Marisa Joy, American contestant on American Idol (season 3)
• Marisa Kabas (born 1987), American journalist
• Marisa Kelly, American political scientist and academic administrator
• Marisa Kozlowski, American chemist and professor
• Marisa Kwiatkowski, American journalist and investigative reporter
• Marisa Lago (born 1955), American attorney
• Marisa Lankester (born 1963), Italian writer and author
• Marisa Laurito (born 1951), Italian actress, singer, and television personality
• Marisa Lavanchy (born 1990), Swiss sprinter
• Marisa Lenhardt, American member of industrial rock group Deathline International
• Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva (1950–2017), Brazilian/Italian First Lady of Brazil from 2003 to 2010
• Marisa Lino (born 1950), Italian-born American retired diplomat
• Marisa Linton, British author, historian, and professor emerita of history
• Marisa Liz (born 1982), Portuguese lead singer of pop rock band Amor Electro
• Marisa López (born 1964), Argentine retired field hockey player
• Marisa Mackle (born c. 1973), Northern Irish journalist and romance novelist
• Marisa Maresca (1923–1988), Italian showgirl, soubrette, and theater dancer
• Marisa Maria Louise Micallef, Maltese politician and ambassador
• Marisa Marquez (born 1978), American former politician
• Marisa Masullo (born 1959), Italian former sprinter
• Marisa Matarazzo, American author, academic, and assistant professor
• Marisa Matias (born 1976), Portuguese sociologist and politician
• Marisa Medina (1942–2012), Spanish singer, actress, and television presenter
• Marisa Mell (1939–1992), Austrian actress
• Marisa Merlini (1923–2008), Italian character actress
• Marisa Merz (1926–2019), Italian artist and sculptor
• Marisa Miller (born 1978), American model
• Marisa Monte (born 1967), Brazilian singer, composer, instrumentalist, and music producer
• Marisa Morán Jahn (born 1977), American multimedia artist, writer, and educator
• Marisa Mori (1900–1985), Italian painter and printmaker
• Marisa Helena Morias, Cape Verdean politician
• Marisa Moseley (born 1982), American basketball head coach
• Marisa Musu (1925–2002), Italian anti-fascist resistance fighter, journalist, and political activist
• Marisa Gabriela Núñez (born 1984), Argentine former boxer
• Marisa Olislagers (born 2000), Dutch professional footballer
• Marisa Olson (born 1977), German artist, writer, curator, critic, and former punk singer
• Marisa Orth (born 1963), Brazilian actress, singer, and TV host
• Marisa Papen (born 1992), Belgian model and naturist
• Marisa Paredes (1946–2024), Spanish actress
• Marisa Park (born 1991), Filipino international footballer
• Marisa Paterson (born 1982), Australian anthropologist, academic, and politician
• Marisa Pavan (born 1932), Italian actress
• Marisa Pedulla (born 1969), American former Olympic judoka
• Marisa Peguri (born 1976), Argentine former rower
• Marisa Pires Nogueira (born 1966), birth name of Marisa (footballer), Brazilian footballer
• Marisa Polvino, American film producer
• Marisa Porcel (1943–2018), Spanish stage-, film-, and television actress
• Marisa Prisa, Spanish drag performer
• Marisa Ramirez (born 1977), American actress
• Marisa Rezende (born 1944), Brazilian music educator and composer
• Marisa Roberto (born c. 1971), Italian-American neuroscientist and professor
• Marisa Robles (born 1937), Spanish harpist and composer
• Marisa Román (born 1982), Venezuelan actress
• Marisa Rowe (born 1963), Australian former WNBL player
• Marisa Ryan (born 1974), American actress
• Marisa Sánchez (1933–2018), Spanish chef, gourmet, and businesswoman
• Marisa Sannia (1947–2008), Italian singer
• Marisa Sartika Maladewi (born 1993), Indonesian super model
• Marisa Serrano, Brazilian politician and educator
• Marisa Scheinfeld (born 1980), American artist, photographer, and educator
• Marisa Siketa (born 1990), Australian actress, disc jockey, animal ambassador, and traffic manager
• Marisa Silver (born 1960), American author, screenwriter, and film director
• Marisa Sistach Peret (born 1952), Mexican film director
• Marisa Soares Marques (born 1993), Luxembourgish footballer
• Marisa Solinas (1939–2019), Italian actress and singer
• Marisa Sterling, Canadian candidate in the Ontario Liberal Party candidates in the 2011 Ontario provincial election
• Marisa Sweeney, American Democratic Party politician
• Marisa T. Darden, American lawyer
• Marisa Tomei (born 1964), American actress
• Marisa Uceda (born 1979), Argentine politician and former lawyer
• Marisa van der Meer (born 2002), New Zealand professional footballer
• Marisa Vernati (1920–1988), Italian actress
• Marisa Viggiano (born 1997), American NWSL player
• Marisa Volpi (1928–2015), Italian art historian and writer
• Marisa von Bülow, Brazilian political scientist, sociologist, and professor
• Marisa Warrington (born 1973), English-born Australian actress
• Marisa Wegrzyn (born 1981), American playwright
• Marisa Weiss, American oncologist
• Marisa Williamson (born 1985), American artist
• Marisa Winkelhausen (born 1988), Swiss curler
• Marisa Zanuck, American contestant on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
• Marisa Zuriel (born 1982), Argentine chess player

Fictional characters

• Marisa, in the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
• Marisa Clark, in the US comedy TV series K.C. Undercover, played by Veronica Dunne
• Marisa Coulter, in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials fantasy novel trilogy
• Marisa Kirisame (霧雨 魔理沙), of the video game franchise Touhou Project
• Marisa Moreno, in Ashley Hope Pérez' novel What Can't Wait
• Marisa Sarratore, in Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels
• Marisa Sierras, in the US TV soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by Sofia Pernas
• Marisa (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter video game series, voiced by Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese) and Allegra Clark (English)
• Marisa Turner, Countess New Kiev, in David Weber's "Honor Harrington" science fiction book series
• Marisa Ventura, in the 2002 US romantic comedy film Maid in Manhattan, played by Jennifer Lopez
• Princess Marisa, in animated series Elena of Avalor special Song of the Sirenas, voiced by Gina Rodriguez

See also

• Marissa (name)