# 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').
In Circassian culture, Marisa holds mythological significance as the goddess of bees and honey, embodying the harmony and abundance of nature.

## 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 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 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 Galvany (born 1936), American soprano
* Marisa Gata Mansa [pt] (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 Harvey (born 1975), Maltese former footballer
* Marisa Howard (born 1992), American steeplechase runner
* Marisa J. Fuentes, American writer, historian, academic, and associate professor
* 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 Moseley (born 1982), American basketball head coach
* Marisa Musu (1925-2002), Italian anti-fascist resistance fighter, journalist, and political activist
* 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 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), in numerous Touhou Project video games
* 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