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Summary
- No one named Lisa appears in the Bible. Lisa is a short form of Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist in Luke 1.
- Elizabeth is the Greek form of the Hebrew Elisheba, “my God is an oath,” the name of Aaron’s wife in Exodus 6:23.
- Luke says Elizabeth was descended from Aaron, was Mary’s relative, and named her son John against her relatives’ wishes (Luke 1:5, 36, 59–63).
- Elisa, Elise and Liesel are other short forms of Elizabeth; the subject of the Mona Lisa was Lisa del Giocondo (1479–1542).
- Lisa was the most common name for American girls every year from 1962 to 1969.
- Saints named Elizabeth include Elizabeth of Hungary (1207–1231) and Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774–1821); Austria keeps Lisa’s name day on 19 November with Elisabeth’s.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Lisa,” “Elizabeth,” “Elisheba,” “Elisabetta,” “Elisa,” “Elise” and “Liesel,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data and name-day listings for Lisa and Elisabeth. https://www.behindthename.com/name/lisa
- Strong’s Greek 4773, syngenēs, and the Greek text of Luke 1:36, Bible Hub. https://biblehub.com/greek/4773.htm
- “Lisa del Giocondo” and “Mona Lisa,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_del_Giocondo
- “Elizabeth of Hungary,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Hungary
- “Elizabeth Ann Seton,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Ann_Seton
- Scripture quotations from the English Standard Version (Luke 1:5–7, 13, 36, 41–42, 59–63) and the King James Version (Luke 1:36, “cousin”). Reference: Exodus 6:23.
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