Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth — from the Hebrew *Elisheba* ("my God is my oath"). **The #1 most popular US baby name for girls every year from 1962 to 1969 — an 8-year reign as the dominant American girl's name**. **Lisa del Giocondo (1479-1542) was the wife of the Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo and the subject of Leonardo da Vinci's *Mona Lisa* (c. 1503-1519)** — the most famous painting in the world. **Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023)** — only child of Elvis Presley. **Lisa Su (born 1969)** — CEO of AMD; first woman to receive the IEEE Medal of Honor.
Featured in countless 1960s-70s songs and films.
Lisa reduces to six — the number of Mona Lisa.