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Marisa (given name)

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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 or Italian contracted familiar nickname for Maria Isabel (Mary Elizabeth) or Maria Luisa (Mary Louise, 'Mary-Lou').

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People with this name

  • Marisa Allasio (born 1936), Italian actress
  • Marisa Baena (born 1977), Colombian golfer
  • Marisa Barros (born 1980), Portuguese long-distance runner
  • Marisa Berenson (born 1946), American actress and model
  • Marisa Catalina Casey, photographer, graphic designer, educator, and co-author of the book Born in Our Heart
  • Marisa Coughlan (born 1973), actress in the USA
  • Marisa Ferretti Barth (born 1931), Canadian senator
  • Marisa Joy, an American Idol contestant
  • Marisa Letícia, second wife of former President of Brazil Luis Inácio "Lula" da Silva
  • Marisa López (born 1964), Argentine field hockey player
  • Marisa Mell (1939–1992), Austrian actress
  • Marisa Merlini (1923–2008), Italian actress
  • Marisa Miller (born 1978), American model
  • Marisa Monte, Brazilian popular singer
  • Marisa Paredes, also known by the surname "Bartolomé"
  • Marisa Pavan (born 1932), Italian actress
  • Marisa Ramirez, American actress
  • Marisa dos Reis Nunes, popular Portuguese fado singer
  • Marisa Robles (born 1937), harpist
  • Marisa Siketa, Australian actress
  • Marisa Tomei (born 1964), American actress
  • Marisa Warrington (born 1973), actress

    • Fictional characters

  • Marisa Coulter, a character from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy
  • Marisa Kirisame (霧雨 魔理沙), a fictional witch in numerous Touhou Project games
  • Marisa Turner, Countess New Kiev, a character from David Weber's "Honor Harrington" series.
  • Marissa Cooper from The OC series.
  • The main character Marissa Baker in novel series "The Secrets of Witch Falls" by Vitaly Grigorowski

    • References

    Marisa (given name) Wikipedia
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