Meaning & Origin
A female given name from Finnish or Russian, equivalent to English Alice.
Alisa is a girl's and boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, the Russian and Slavic form of Alice, ultimately derived from the Old German Adalheidis meaning 'noble type' or 'of noble kind.' It's widely used across Russia, Israel, and Eastern Europe as the natural form of Alice in those languages.
Alisa has a softer, more Eastern European feel than Alice — it ends with that open "a" vowel that gives it an international, cosmopolitan quality. It's Alice with an accent, Elisa with a different history, and a name that travels beautifully across cultures.