Luisa

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Luisa (Italian and Spanish) or Luísa (Portuguese) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements hlod "fame" and wig "combat".

Variations include Luisinha, Luisella, Luisana, Luisetta, Luigia, Luiza and Luisel. Its popularity derives from the cult of Saint Louise de Marillac of Paris, and from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Luisa Miller.

People with the given name

Fictional characters with the name

• Luisa Alver, a fictional character played by Yara Martinez in the series Jane the Virgin
• Luisa Anselmi, a fictional character played by Anouk Aimée in the 1962 film 8½
• Luisa Contini, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2009 film Nine
• Luisa "Adelita" Espina, a fictional character played by Carla Baratta in the series Mayans MC
• Luisa Madrigal, a fictional character played by Jessica Darrow in the 2021 Disney film Encanto
• Luisana Maza, a fictional character played by Luisana Lopilato in the television series Chiquititas

Other uses

• Luisa Miller is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi
• Luisa World, a Greek fashion company
• Luisa was Giovanni da Verrazzano's name for Block Island
• Luisa Piccarreta also known as "Little Daughter of the Divine Will" is a proposed Roman Catholic saint
• "Luísa" is a song composed by Tom Jobim Antônio Carlos Jobim

See also

• Louisa Dunne (1892–1967), English murder victim

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