Given name

Iisa

Iisa is a feminine given name from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Iisa comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Isa.

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Iisa’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Iisa was borrowed from the Swedish form Isa.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Swedish

Iina

Iina is a feminine given name from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Swedish

Iŋgá

Iŋgá is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Swedish. It is used in Northern Sami.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Swedish

Visa

Visa is a surname, possibly from Latin, ultimately from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

Latin · Modern

Yrsa

“she-bear”

11Very rare

>99% girls

Swedish

Eija

Eija is a feminine given name, possibly from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Swedish

Inkala

Inkala is a surname from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Tyyskä

Tyyskä is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Lyyra

Lyyra is a surname from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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