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Delisa
Pronounced duh-LEE-suh /dəˈliː.sə/Medium
Meaning: Delisa is a modern American coinage joining the De- prefix to Lisa, a short form of Elisabeth (Hebrew, 'God is my oath'). It traces a clear root in Lisa while the full form is a mid-century invention.Low
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History & Origin
Delisa is a modern coinage adding the De- prefix to Lisa, a short form of Elisabeth (Hebrew, 'God is my oath'). Part of the mid-century taste for prefixed elaborations, it peaked around 1965. The style later cooled and the name grew rare (said 'duh-LEE-suh').
By the 1980s Delisa had grown scarce on American birth records. It reads today as an inventive name of its era. Modern, Elisabeth-rooted, and uncommon.
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What does the name Delisa mean?
Delisa joins the De- prefix to Lisa (from Elisabeth, 'God is my oath'); the full form is a modern coinage.
How do you pronounce Delisa?
It's said duh-LEE-suh /dəˈliː.sə/ — three syllables, stress on the middle.
Is Delisa a boy or girl name?
Delisa is a girl's name, a modern coinage.
Is Delisa making a comeback?
It stays rare and reads as a name of the mid-twentieth century.